UK Gov’t Considers Punishing Social Media Companies For Failing To Take Down ‘Harmful Content’

“The ‘harms’ that companies could be penalised for include failure to act to take down child abuse, terrorist acts and revenge pornography, as well as behaviours such as cyberbullying, spreading disinformation and encouraging self-harm. Senior social media executives could be held personally liable for failure to remove such content from their platforms.” The move comes just a few days after Australia’s Parliament passed a similar law. – The Guardian