UK LAW TO FORCE INTERNET GIANTS TO ACT AGAINST ONLINE SCAMMERS
March 24th, 2022
Social media platforms and search engines are facing tough new sanctions after a new legal duty was added to the UK government’s Online Safety Bill to clamp down on fraudulent paid for adverts. The original draft provisions of the bill said search engines and platforms which host user-generated content, including text, video-sharing and live streams, were to have a duty of care to protect people from fraud, such as romance scams and fake stock market tips. But earlier this month (March 2022) those provisions were upgraded to cover fraudulent paid-for adverts on ...
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