TechScape: UK online safety bill could set tone for global social media regulation

Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Facebook and Google will be watching closely as MPs and peers consider proposed landmark legislation

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Even before the arrival of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, social media companies were feeling the heat from regulators and politicians. It is white-hot now.

We were well past the tipping point of mild concern from governments and watchdogs anyway, but Haugen's document leaks and Senate testimony have given greater legitimacy and impetus to those who say something has to be done.