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Internet safety campaigners have expressed alarm about reports that the Online Safety Act could be reviewed as part of the economic deal the UK is negotiating with the US.

According to a Politico report, quoting unnamed sources who have been briefed on what is in the potential deal, it will include a commitment to a review of the Digital Markets and Competition Act and the Online Safety Act.

We are dismayed and appalled by reports that the Online Safety Act could be watered down to facilitate a US trade deal.

We have written to Jonathan Reynolds [business secretary] urging him not to continue with an appalling sell out of children's safety and to meet with lived experience campaigners to understand the dire consequences.

The Online Safety Act offers a foundation that we believe will vastly improve children's experiences online.

For too long, too many children and young people have been exposed to harmful content, groomed, harassed and bullied online. The Government must not roll back on their commitment to making the online world safer for them, now and in the future.