UK minister defends U-turn over removing harmful online content
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#669YE)
Michelle Donelan rejects claim by father of Molly Russell that online safety bill has been watered down
The UK culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, has defended removing a provision in the online safety bill to regulate legal but harmful" online material, after the father of teenager Molly Russell said it was a watering down" of the bill.
Ministers have scrapped the provision after MPs raised free speech concerns. It would have included offensive content that does not constitute a criminal offence, but instead Donelan said platforms would be required to enforce their terms and conditions.
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