UK Tightens Online Safety Bill Again as It Nears Final Approval
- Amendments focus on child safety accountability and regulation
- Online Safety Bill has been subject to many rounds of changes
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The UK made last-minute amendments toughening up its sweeping, long-awaited Online Safety Bill following scrutiny in Parliament’s upper chamber, the House of Lords.
Internet companies carrying pornographic content will be explicitly required to use age verification or estimation measures, and ensure these methods are effective, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said in an emailed statement Friday. Executives will be held personally responsible for child safety on their platforms, the statement said.