by Geraint Lloyd-Taylor (Lewis Silkin - AdLaw)
The Online Safety Bill is due to make a come-back – Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has confirmed that it is provisionally due to be debated on 5 December 2022. The Bill was introduced during the era of Boris Johnson, then delayed due to the Tory leadership race, survived Liz "Tornado" Truss, and has been trimmed and tweaked quite considerably by Rishi Sunak's government.
The return of the Bill comes as more concerns have been raised about Ofcom's powers under the draft Bill. In the current draft, Ofcom will have authority to require tech companies to deal with terrorism and child abuse content on private messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and Signal.
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