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UK government response to the people: "The Government has no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act"
Calls for change come after the new law was introduce on Friday, July 25
The UK government has responded to a petition demanding urgent change to a law introduced last week, aimed at protecting children and teenagers from viewing harmful content online. As regulator for the online safety regime, Ofcom must consider the size and risk level of different types and kinds of services when recommending steps providers can take to comply with requirements. Yet, speaking alongside Donald Trump during the US president’s visit to Scotland, Sir Keir Starmer has refuted claims that the Act curbs freedom of speech and instead defended it as being about "child protection".
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