UK Considers Toughening up the Online Safety Act after Misinformation Triggers Violent Protests
A 17-year-old young boy assaulted and eliminated 3 kids in a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the UK.
Social media users incorrectly determined him as an immigrant who left to the UK in a boat, resulting in violent anti-immigration riots.
As an outcome, the federal government has actually chosen to review the Online Safety Act, strengthen it up, and get it carried out as quickly as possible to suppress the spread of false information online.
After a series of posts on X consisting of false information stimulated riots all throughout the nation, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour federal government has actually chosen to condition web security policies, i.e., the Online Safety Act.
What Caused the UK Riots?
Before we discuss the laws and the proposed modifications to it, l...