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Online Safety Act to be reviewed after Sadiq Khan criticism, says minister

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Mayor of London said law was not fit for purpose after far-right riotsUK riots live – latest updatesMinisters will keep the Online Safety Act under review , a government minister has said, after the London mayor called it “not fit for purpose” in light of the spread of misinformation, which he said contributed to this month’s far-right riots.Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Nick Thomas-Symonds, the paymaster general, said Sadiq Khan raised a “legitimate policy challenge” when he told the Guardian there needed to be amendments to the Online Safety Act. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/09/online-safety-act-to-be-reviewed-after-sadiq-khan-criticism-says-minister

Author : Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

Publish date : 2024-08-09 08:47:59

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