‘Abhorrent trolls’ who encourage self-harm online face criminal prosecution, says minister
by Dan Milmo from Technology | The Guardian on (#667YK)
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan to amend bill that, after Molly Russell case, will place duty of care on social media firms
People who use social media posts to encourage self-harm face criminal prosecution under government changes to the revived online safety bill.
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan will update the bill to criminalise encouraging self-harm when the legislation returns to parliament next month.
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