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UK Parliament Passes Online Safety Bill - Slashdot

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Online Safety (nee Harms) Bill has been years in the making as UK policymakers have grappled with how to response to a range of online safety concerns.

The legislation empowers Ofcom to levy fines of up to 10% (or up to 18 million pounds ) of annual turnover for violations of the regime.

There is over-arching general worry over the scale of the regulatory burden the legislation will apply to the UK 's digital economy.

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English

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