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Recommendation 23
23
Accepted
Paragraph: 93
As part of the risk assessments social media platforms will be required to carry out...
Recommendation
As part of the risk assessments social media platforms will be required to carry out under the new online safety regulation, we recommend that platforms should be required to evaluate the role played by anonymous accounts in creating and disseminating abusive content, and to consider how to minimise the misuse of anonymity for this purpose. Platforms should be required to take action to mitigate risks of harm to users uncovered through this work arising from anonymously posted content.
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation, stating the Online Safety Bill already requires service providers to identify, mitigate, and manage risks associated with online anonymity, implementing appropriate protections as part of their risk assessments.
Paragraph Reference:
93
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Government response We agree with this recommendation. The Online Safety Bill requires service providers in scope to identify, mitigate and effectively manage the risks associated with online anonymity on user-to-user services. As part of their risk assessments, all services will need to assess the functionality of anonymous and pseudonymous profiles and the role they play in allowing illegal and (for Category 1 services and services which are likely to be accessed by children) legal but harmful content to spread, and to implement appropriate protections.