House of Lords report calls for digital super-regulator

New Digital Authority would replace 'clearly failing' system of self-regulation of internet

The House of Lords has called for the creation of a digital super-regulator to oversee the different bodies charged with safeguarding the internet and replace the "clearly failing" system of self-regulation by big technology companies.

A new Digital Authority is the chief recommendation of the Lords' communications committee report, which warns that the patchwork quilt of more than a dozen regulators that oversee the digital realm creates gaps and overlaps.