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US and UK announce joint children’s online safety group to push for common fixes
The U.S. and U.K. governments announced Thursday they will set up a joint children’s online safety working group to cooperate on safeguarding efforts in
It would require major online platforms to take reasonable steps to protect minors from harm by applying a “duty of care” to mitigate a range of child safety risks and limit addictive features. Hence why, earlier this year — during an outbreak of civil rest in the country — Ofcom could only suggest social media platforms take a tougher line on disinformation and divisive content that was widely perceived to be whipping up the street violence. Since then, a number of minors have been prosecuted for taking part in the violent disorder — a factor that’s only likely to have amped up lawmakers’ concerns about social media’s ability to exert a toxic pull on young developing minds.
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