18-01-2023 17:39 via computerworld.com

UK gov't amendments to Online Safety Bill include criminal liability

The UK government has added further amendments to its Online Safety Bill, a piece of legislation designed to keep children and vulnerable adults safe whilst online.In what critics see as further proof that the legislation has become increasingly unwieldy and complex, tech executives could now face up to two years in prison if they’re found to have “consented or connived” to ignore the enforceable requirements of the bill and therefore “risking serious harm to children.&r
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