UK criminal sanctions for tech bosses ‘could be copied by non-democracies’
by Dan Milmo from Technology | The Guardian on (#5SZ32)
Technology industry issues warning before MPs and peers publish report on online safety bill
Introducing criminal sanctions for tech executives in the online safety bill could be copied by non-democratic regimes, the industry has claimed before an influential report this week.
A joint committee of MPs and peers scrutinising the bill will publish its findings on Tuesday after the culture secretary promised to accelerate provisions for criminal liability for senior managers.
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