25-02-2022 14:07 via telecoms.com

UK government surprises with sensible approach to anonymous trolls

The DCMS wants to add two more things to its odious Online Safety Bill but, for once, these seem sensible and proportionate.
When we read the headline to the announcement – ‘New plans to protect people from anonymous trolls online’ – we feared the worst, probably involving a clumsy, heavy-handed attempt to ban online anonymity. So imagine our pleasant surprise when we saw that, instead, the government just wants to compel platforms to give their users greater blocking pow
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