Tech platforms face UK ban on blocking news providers before appeal
by Dan Milmo from Technology | The Guardian on (#615WM)
Change to online safety bill will stop sites such as YouTube barring content instantly, following TalkRadio debacle
Tech platforms will be barred from taking down news content in the UK until an appeal has been heard against the decision, ministers have said.
A change to the online safety bill means that articles in breach of a service's terms and conditions cannot be removed or hidden until the publisher has been notified and has received the verdict of any appeal to the platform.
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