Heavy-handed tech firms warned not to use ‘blunt tool’ to block public freedoms
Heavy-handed tech firms warned not to use ‘blunt tool’ to block public freedoms
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Social media website says ‘free speech will suffer’ under new rules
Website companies apply for ‘permanent injunction’ against Online Safety Act on grounds it violates American Constitution
Tech companies are restricting debates of public intertest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.
Doubled penalties will have little effect if platforms not held to account for the content they carry, observers say
Firms could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of global revenue, whichever is greater, once the new rules come into effect.
As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment?
