A top U.K. official promised to bring forward criminal sanctions for social media bosses under new laws tackling harmful content on the web.
last week in a move that was criticized by some as an attempt to shift focus away from its recent problems.from a former employee-turned-whistleblower. One of the most notable is that the company knew about the harmful effects of its Instagram app on teenagers., telling lawmakers that regulators have a "slight window of time" to act on the spread of hate speech and other harmful content on Facebook.
Dorries said Meta should give those extra workers the task of "abiding by your terms and conditions and removing your harmful algorithms" instead.which would hold social media companies to account over the sharing of harmful and illegal content on their platforms. The legislation threatens fines of up to 10% of global annual revenue or £18 million , whichever is the higher amount, for failure to comply.
Tech giants have said they welcome regulation and are investing heavily into improving safety on their platforms. She has sharpened her rhetoric on reining in Big Tech companies in recent weeks, urging for an end to online abuse from anonymous trolls after the
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