UK Online Safety Act 'Not up to Scratch' on Misinformation

An Urgent Call for Action: Committee Report on Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms – Full Fact

Full Fact responds to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Report on Misinformation.

UK Online Safety Act 'not up to scratch' on misinformation

: Last summer's riots show how some content can be harmful but not illegal

Brits could 'riot in the streets again' as urgent internet warning issued - Daily Star

A new report from the Parliament's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (SITC) said the Online Safety Act is 'not up to scratch' and needs to be overhauled urgently

UK Online Safety Act 'not up to scratch' on misinformation, warn MPs

Last summer's riots show how some content can be harmful but not illegal The Online Safety Act fails to tackle online misinformation, leaving the UK in need of further regulation to curb the viral spread of false content, a report from MPs has found. . . .

Online Safety Act unfit to tackle misinformation, MPs warn

The Online Safety Act, a piece of legislation brought in to rein in dangerous content shared digitally, has been criticised for its inability to target misinformation. In a report from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee within parliament, the group said the act “fails to keep UK citizens safe from a core and pervasive online harm”. Specifically, the MPs questioned the potential efficacy of Online Safety Act in during last year’s So…

MPs slam Online Safety Act as 'not up to scratch'

The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) is failing to protect the public from the spread of harmful misinformation and must be urgently overhauled, MPs have warned in a damning new report. In findings published Tuesday, Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (SITC) said the OSA – which began to take effect earlier this year – contains “major holes”, and is ill-equipped to deal with legal but harmful content amplified by social media …