Children should have separate sections in social media sites, says UK coroner
that proposed legislation around child safety and policing issues, including the Online Safety Bill, led to"magical thinking."
A poll of tech professionals grilled by BCS The Chartered Institute for IT found just 14 percent of techies believed the legislation was"fit for purpose," with most saying it would"have a negative effect on freedom of speech.""develop or source" accurate technology Rob Deri, chief exec of BCS, noted earlier this year:"The technology itself has an important part to play in keeping people safe on social media platforms. However, the Bill leans too heavily on tech solutions to prevent undesirable content, which can't be relied upon to do that well enough and could affect freedom of speech and privacy in ways that are unacceptable in a democratic society.
Taylor Wessing's Joyce said of this:"The attempt in the original Bill to regulate a category of harmful speech for all individuals was highly controversial and practically challenging.
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