UK Online Safety Bill

The UK government have published details of the Online Safety Bill.

The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.

Details include:

• A guide to the Online Safety Bill;
• How the online safety bill will protect children;
• How the online safety bill will protect adults;
• Types of content that will be tackled;
• How underage children will be kept off social media platforms;
• How adults will have more control over the content they see;
• How the Bill will tackle repeat offenders;
• How the Bill will be enforced;
• How these UK laws impact international companies; and
• The next steps for the Bill.

See: A guide to the Online Safety Bill – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)