British Government Replaces Online Safety Bill’s ‘Legal but Harmful’ Duties

British Government Replaces Online Safety Bill’s ‘Legal but Harmful’ Duties
Britain's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Michelle Donelan leaves after attending the first Cabinet meeting under the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in 10 Downing Street, in central London, on Oct. 26, 2022. Niklas Halle'n/AFP via Getty Images
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The UK government has watered down powers in its legislation regulating online spaces but some free speech advocates still fear the bill is a “censor’s charter.”

On Tuesday, the government announced that “legal but harmful” duties are being replaced in the Online Safety Bill, with culture secretary Michelle Donelan saying they would have “stifled” free speech.
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