Pressure mounts on social media firms as reports call for regulation An upcoming UK Government white paper
Pressure mounts on social media firms as reports call for regulation
An upcoming Government white paper is expected to lay out plans for new responsibilities to be expected from social networks.
The latest findings from MPs urge social media addiction to be classed as a disease. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing said social networks such as Facebook and Twitter should be regulated by Ofcom and forced to adhere to a statutory code of conduct.
This is just one of several reports published in the last eight weeks with a similar message. Earlier this month, the House of Lords Communications Committee said a Digital Authority should be created to oversee the regulation of internet companies by the likes of Ofcom, as well as impose a “duty of care” on the firms.
In February, the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee labelled Facebook and others “digital gangsters” in its own major report, calling for the Government to bring forward legislation that would set out ethics guidelines for what was and was not acceptable on social media.
so eradicate free speech then!
the internet has broken the government control of the narrative and they want it back.
because of the monopoly of the left wing media the only "truth" you hear is the approved truth, if regulation was aimed at the prevention of de-platforming people or censuring a political view, it would help balance things out and start to bring people to a middle ground.
we already know what this regulation is aimed at and have seen government pressuring for bans and eradication of some political figures names and even pictures after removing them from the only platform they have to defend themselves from the propaganda aimed at destroying them.