US EditionJess Phillips: Nigel Farage putting 'clicks for his monetised social media accounts' over children's safety
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 4 – Jess Phillips warns repealing the Online Safety Act would remove protections against online child exploitation linked to at least 70 victims, urging lawmakers to prioritize safety over free speech concerns.
- Jess Phillips, Home Office minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, accused Nigel Farage of prioritising clicks over children’s safety online by joining criticism of Reform UK’s pledge to repeal the Online Safety Act, warning it would empower `modern-day Jimmy Saviles`.
- Following the Act’s July 25 implementation, online platforms must prevent minors from accessing harmful materials such as pornography or suicide content, the legislation provides a basic minimum of protection to make it harder for paedophiles to prey on children.
- Abusing at least 70 children online, Alexander McCartney posed as a teenage girl on Snapchat before blackmailing victims and driving one girl to suicide.
- Amid growing backlash, the Technology Secretary accused Farage of siding with `extreme pornographers` and refusing to withdraw an apology demand after Farage's criticism.
- Echoing Kyle’s warning, Phillips noted last week that Farage is effectively on the side of online abusers by opposing the Act.
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Jess Phillips: Nigel Farage putting 'clicks for his monetised social media accounts' over children's safety
This comes a week after Mr Farage likened the new rules under the Online Safety Act to "state suppression of genuine free speech" and said Reform would ditch the regulations.
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