{"id":3637,"date":"2021-11-10T12:36:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/10\/techscape-what-to-expect-from-the-online-safety-bill\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T12:36:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:36:52","slug":"techscape-what-to-expect-from-the-online-safety-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/10\/techscape-what-to-expect-from-the-online-safety-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape: what to expect from the online safety bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook and Google will be targets for Ofcom if the government passes the proposed legislation <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/ng-interactive\/2021\/jun\/25\/techscape-sign-up\">Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You wouldn\u2019t blame Ofcom for feeling daunted. The world, or at least the bit of the planet that wants to clean up the internet, is watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/oct\/13\/techscape-uk-online-safety-bill-could-set-tone-for-social-media-regulation-worldwide-facebook-google\">online safety bill<\/a> and the UK communications regulator has to enforce it. Hearings into the draft bill by a joint committee came to an end last week and if you take a step back and look at what has come out of those sessions since September, it is clear that Ofcom has got a job on its hands.<\/p>\n<p>Quick primer: the bill covers tech firms that allow users to post their own content or to interact with one another. So that means big fish such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat have to obey it but also commercial pornography sites like OnlyFans. Search engines such as Google are also included.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/nov\/10\/techscape-online-safety-bill-ofcom\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/195c973265368e5b4b07633ddcf412ea658d2f83\/0_0_4000_2399\/master\/4000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=543082b784266282b9276c9cdc4e267f\" title=\"TechScape: what to expect from the online safety bill\" \/>Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook and Google will be targets for Ofcom if the government passes the proposed legislation<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nYou wouldn\u2019t blame Ofcom for feeling daunted. The world, or at least the bit of the planet that wants to clean up the internet, is watching the online safety bill and the UK communications regulator has to enforce it. Hearings into the draft bill by a joint committee came to an end last week and if you take a step back and look at what has come out of those sessions since September, it is clear that Ofcom has got a job on its hands.<br \/>\nQuick primer: the bill covers tech firms that allow users to post their own content or to interact with one another. So that means big fish such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat have to obey it but also commercial pornography sites like OnlyFans. Search engines such as Google are also included. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook and Google will be targets for Ofcom if the government passes the proposed legislation Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here You wouldn\u2019t blame Ofcom for feeling daunted. 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