Extract from Lords debate on the Online Harms White Paper - Apr 30
Wednesday, 1 May 2019 08:24
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital,
Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Ashton of Hyde) (Con):...To tackle
these harms, we intend to establish in law a new duty of care on
companies towards their users, overseen by an independent
regulator. This regulator will set clear safety standards, backed
up by Mandatory reporting requirements and effective
enforcement powers. Companies will be held to account for tackling
a comprehensive set of online harms...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Ashton of Hyde)
(Con):...To tackle these harms, we intend to establish in
law a new duty of care on companies towards their users, overseen
by an independent regulator. This regulator will set clear safety
standards, backed up by Mandatory reporting requirements and
effective enforcement powers. Companies will be held to account for
tackling a comprehensive set of online harms ranging from
illegal activity and content to behaviours that might not be
illegal but are none the less highly damaging to individuals and
society. They will be required to take particularly robust action
to tackle terrorist content and online child sexual exploitation
and abuse...
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