The U.K. government has updated proposals to regulate online platforms with new criminal offences to tackle fraud and revenge porn.
The reforms — which must go through additional scrutiny in the U.K. Parliament before they become law — will shake up the way large tech firms respond to toxic content on their platforms, requiring them to be proactive in preventing users from being exposed to such material rather than only taking action after it has been flagged.
Failure to do so could result in fines of up to 10% of global annual revenues by U.K. media regulator Ofcom, or the blocking of non-compliant sites altogether. "The internet cannot be a safe haven for despicable criminals to exploit and abuse people online," said British Interior Minister Priti Patel, in a statement Friday.
"Companies must continue to take responsibility for stopping harmful material on their platforms. These new measures will make it easier and quicker to crack down on offenders and hold social media companies to account."
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