Tag: Michelle Donelan
UK’s Online Safety Bill finally becomes law
The Online Safety Act has today (Thursday 26 October) received Royal Assent, placing increased legal duties on social media platforms. The new laws take a zero-tolerance approach to protecting children from online harm, claims the UK Government, while empowering adults with more choices over what their children can see online. The Act places legal responsibility…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Social media firms face ‘humongous’ fines if they don’t block Under 13s
Social media firms could face “humongous” fines if they fail to block the accounts of under-13s, the technology secretary has said. Michelle Donelan made the comments on the eve of the long-awaited online safety bill returning to parliament for its final stages on Wednesday after numerous delays. Donelan said she wanted a “zero tolerance” approach…
Leading experts recruited ahead of UK Government’s AI Safety Summit
Leading tech and diplomacy experts appointed for global talks on safe use of artificial intelligence ahead of UK summit later this year. First major international summit of its kind will be hosted in the UK and include country leaders, tech companies and academics. Announcement comes as £13 million is granted to AI healthcare research in…
