{"id":4031,"date":"2021-12-14T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T08:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/14\/mps-call-for-online-safety-bill-overhaul-to-protect-children-and-penalise-tech-firms\/"},"modified":"2021-12-14T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T08:37:16","slug":"mps-call-for-online-safety-bill-overhaul-to-protect-children-and-penalise-tech-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/14\/mps-call-for-online-safety-bill-overhaul-to-protect-children-and-penalise-tech-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs call for online safety bill overhaul to protect children and penalise tech firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Committee\u2019s report says sweeping changes needed to tackle an industry that has become the \u2018land of the lawless\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s <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> needs a sweeping overhaul to prevent children from accessing pornography, vulnerable people from being encouraged to commit self-harm and negligent tech chiefs from failing to protect users, according to a committee of MPs and peers.<\/p>\n<p>A wide-ranging series of proposals to amend the pioneering legislation also includes creating a new criminal offence for cyberflashing, punishing tech platforms for hosting fraudulent adverts, and exempting news organisations from content takedowns.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a digital ombudsman to deal with complaints by individuals against platforms<\/p>\n<p>Introducing codes of conduct that tackle \u201crabbit hole\u201d algorithms<\/p>\n<p>Requiring tech companies to implement mechanisms to deal with harmful anonymous accounts<\/p>\n<p>Social media companies having to reveal how many underage users are on their platforms.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/dec\/14\/mps-call-for-online-safety-bill-overhaul-to-protect-children-and-penalise-tech-firms\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/04b149a8051bdea099b3c29b052fa0a83e791155\/0_0_5500_3302\/master\/5500.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e2e2ee704e4ffab400ccb37ba3a63c12\" title=\"MPs call for online safety bill overhaul to protect children and penalise tech firms\" \/>Committee\u2019s report says sweeping changes needed to tackle an industry that has become the \u2018land of the lawless\u2019<br \/>\nBritain\u2019s online safety bill needs a sweeping overhaul to prevent children from accessing pornography, vulnerable people from being encouraged to commit self-harm and negligent tech chiefs from failing to protect users, according to a committee of MPs and peers.<br \/>\nA wide-ranging series of proposals to amend the pioneering legislation also includes creating a new criminal offence for cyberflashing, punishing tech platforms for hosting fraudulent adverts, and exempting news organisations from content takedowns.<br \/>\nCreating a digital ombudsman to deal with complaints by individuals against platforms<br \/>\nIntroducing codes of conduct that tackle \u201crabbit hole\u201d algorithms<br \/>\nRequiring tech companies to implement mechanisms to deal with harmful anonymous accounts<br \/>\nSocial media companies having to reveal how many underage users are on their platforms. 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