{"id":4145,"date":"2023-04-13T10:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=4145"},"modified":"2023-10-21T05:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T05:52:36","slug":"online-safety-bill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/news\/children-and-education\/online-safety-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"New Internet Laws to Keep Children Safe and End Racial Hate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is the Draft Online Safety Bill 2021?<\/h2>\n<p>A new regulatory framework will tackle digital harmful content, by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introducing new measures to uphold freedom of expression and democratic debate online.<\/li>\n<li>Protecting people against fake investment opportunities and so-called &#8216;social media romance scams&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Safeguarding young children and clamping down on cases of online racial abuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The government&#8217;s manifesto included a commitment to making the United Kingdom one of the safest places in the world to be online.<\/p>\n<p>As such, one of the key objectives behind the draft Online Safety Bill 2021 is defending &#8216;freedom of expression&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s why&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some described it as a &#8216;watershed moment&#8217; when cabinet ministers added several new measures to the Bill. The primary aim is to safeguard an ability to express our beliefs, ideas, and thoughts online.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, being able to ensure key online protections means they will not result in any unnecessary censorship. We should view the draft Bill as a significant milestone in the fight to make the Internet a safe place to interact with others.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, most people are using the Internet more than ever before. Nonetheless, more than 75% of UK adults express some concerns about going online.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, in recent years more parents feel the risks of their children being online are outweighing many of the benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The main section contains more <a href=\"\/news\/children-and-education\/\">news stories about children and education<\/a> (with archived material from previous years).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Accountability for Democratic Debate<\/h2>\n<p>So, what exactly is inside the draft Online Safety Bill? Among the most significant changes is one that should put an end to harmful practices.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it brings in a new era of accountability and protections to enhance democratic debate. On top of that, the Bill also includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New laws to strengthen the rights for people to express themselves with freedom online. The same addition will protect democratic political debate as well as journalism in the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>Provisions aimed at tackling some of the most <a href=\"\/rules\/media\/types-of-internet-scams-online\/\">common online scams<\/a> (e.g. romance frauds that manipulate people into sending money to a fake identity on a dating app).<\/li>\n<li>The need to remove and limit the spread of illegal and harmful content (e.g. child sexual abuse, content that involves suicide, terrorist material) on:\n<ul>\n<li>Applications.<\/li>\n<li>Internet services that host user-generated content.<\/li>\n<li>Services that allow people to chat with others online.<\/li>\n<li>Social media sites.<\/li>\n<li>Websites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Empowering Ofcom to block access to the sites of companies that fail in a new duty of care (or hand out a significant financial penalty). The fine can be the higher of \u00a318 million (or 10%) of annual global turnover.<\/li>\n<li>The deferral of powers that could result in new criminal offences for senior managers (e.g. for tech firms that fail to improve their online safety features).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: A joint committee of MPs will scrutinise the draft Online Safety Bill before introducing a formal version to Parliament.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>5 Elements of Online Safety Bill<\/h2>\n<p>There are five main goals of the Bill. It should create a fair, accountable system, and intends to become the most progressive in the world. The elements that make up the new landmark laws, include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Duty of care<\/li>\n<li>Democratic content<\/li>\n<li>Freedom of expression<\/li>\n<li>Journalistic content<\/li>\n<li>Online fraud<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The GOV.UK website has more information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/landmark-laws-to-keep-children-safe-stop-racial-hate-and-protect-democracy-online-published\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Safety Bill<\/a> and how it should keep children safe, protect democracy, and stop racial hate online.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-inner-block\">\n<h4>Related News Articles about Children<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/children-and-education\/whatsapp-age-limit-raised-in-privacy-update\/\">Age limit raised on the WhatsApp messaging platform<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/children-and-education\/opss-button-battery-safety-campaign\/\">Button battery child safety campaign issued by the OPSS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/children-and-education\/phe-develops-psychological-first-aid-training\/\">Free online psychological First Aid Training launched by PHE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/children-and-education\/homeschooling-on-the-rise-but-why-a-surge\/\">Homeschooling: Why a sudden rise in the United Kingdom<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/news\/children-and-education\/new-software-to-target-online-child-grooming\/\">New software tool used to identify online child grooming<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"updated-data\"><strong>New Legislation Presented to UK Parliament to Help Keep Children Safe Online<\/strong><br \/>\n<time datetime=\"2021-01-01\">Article First Published 2021<\/time><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Draft Online Safety Bill 2021? 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