Insiders say the bill has been 'paused' due to Tory unrest over controversial elements contained in the bill.
amid fears it could be dropped entirely.
But this has been dismissed by insiders, who say the new law has been stopped due to Tory unrest over controversial elements contained in the bill. The Bill is part of the Tories’ manifesto pledge to make the UK the safest place to go online. Under the legislation, tech firms could face fines of up to 10 per cent of their annual global turnover if they failed to comply with regulations to protect users from “harmful content”.
Andy Burrows, Head of Child Safety Online Policy at the NSPCC, said: “The Online Safety Bill is a crucial piece of legislation that is fundamentally about protecting children from harm and abuse that is taking place on an industrial scale on social media.
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