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Anna-Sophie Harling will have responsibility over how big technology companies regulate harmful speech.

The current Bill gives too much power to government and private actors, not civil society. But a version of it must pass if we want digital accountability

The U.K. government has published its long-trailed (child) “safety-focused” plan to regulate online content and speech. The Online Safety Bill has been in the works for years — during which time a prior plan to require age verification for accessing on...

A parliamentary “super committee” made up of MPs and lords has been established to scrutinise government online harms approach.

Social media giants are profiting from systems that promote illegal and harmful content to the masses, the new chair of a joint committee on the Online Safety Bill has warned

The online safety bill is just a new law to stick a pin in the heart of free speech legislation.

The U.K. is moving ahead with a populist but controversial plan to regulate a wide range of illegal and/or harmful content almost anywhere online such stuff might pose a risk to children. The government has set out its final response to the consultatio...