Tech bosses who willingly flout UK online child safety rules to face criminal liability

Tech bosses who willingly flout UK online child safety rules to face criminal liability

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/17/online-safety-bill-child-safety-criminal-liability/

The UK government has confirmed it will expand criminal liability powers contained in draft online safety legislation which is currently making its way through parliament with the aim of preventing platforms from intentionally flouting child-safety rules.

The current version of the (already much amended) Online Safety Bill, which is set to return to parliament today for the report stage ahead of its third reading, does include criminal liability for execs who fail to comply with duties to provide the regulator, Ofcom, with information it requests from them.