Tech bosses face jail if they hamper Ofcom investigations from next year
by Dan Milmo Global technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#5X6JB)
Overhaul of online safety bill reduces grace period for criminal prosecution of senior managers from two years to two months
Tech bosses face the threat of prosecution and up to two years in jail if they hamper investigations by the communications watchdog from next year, under a wide-ranging overhaul of a landmark online safety bill.
The government has reduced a grace period for criminal prosecution of senior managers by 22 months from two years to just two months, meaning tech bosses could be charged with offences from early next year.
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