UK MPs demand social media regulation
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:02 amThe world is sick of a laissez-faire attitude to social media that allows lies and falsehoods to run amok. Tight regulation is needed, and everyone now agrees:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53480226
Misleading and harmful online content about Covid-19 has spread "virulently" because the UK still lacks a law to regulate social media, an influential group of MPs has said.
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee urged the government to publish a draft copy of promised legislation by the autumn.
The group's chairman said tech firms could not be left to self-regulate.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53480226