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Recommendation 13
13
Deferred
Paragraph: 60
The Online Safety Bill should retain the provision in the draft Bill to hold platforms...
Recommendation
The Online Safety Bill should retain the provision in the draft Bill to hold platforms liable for failing to consistently enforce their terms of service. We heard that this step would significantly improve users’ online experiences—especially those users most likely to face abuse. However, compliance with rules that platforms themselves retain the freedom to set does not provide a sufficiently clear, objective or robust standard of expected protection for adult users in relation to content that is legal but harmful. The Bill should provide a stronger framework in primary legislation for tackling the harm arising from this content.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it will continue to keep the recommendation for a stronger legislative framework for legal but harmful content under consideration, while outlining existing Online Safety Bill provisions for child safety, Category 1 services, and Ofcom's enforcement role.
Paragraph Reference:
60
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 28 March 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗