UK criminal sanctions for tech bosses ‘could be copied by non-democracies’

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.