Concern Over New Powers Handed to Ofcom to Regulate Online Harm

Fears remain that new powers to police online spaces will make the UK ‘become a less free place.’

The Ofcom (Office of Communication) logo on the front of their headquarters in London, on Jan. 18, 2007. Bruno Vincent/Getty Images

Fears remain about how the Online Safety Bill will hand unprecedented powers to the UK regulator of communications Ofcom to protect “online users from harm” now that the law has passed.

On Tuesday, the government announced that the Online Safety Bill, legislation to regulate online spaces, will become law.