Law Will Force Social Media Giants to Surrender Deceased Children’s Personal Data

Law Will Force Social Media Giants to Surrender Deceased Children’s Personal Data
File photo of a child using a laptop computer, dated May 26, 2022. Dominic Lipinski/PA Media
Owen Evans
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Upcoming powers in legislation regulating online spaces will force Big Tech companies to give bereaved parents as well as coroners the content of their dead children’s accounts, according to the UK government.

The government wants to add an amendment to the Online Safety Bill which will help to access information held by tech companies that could help identify a child’s cause of death.

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Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.
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