Under the rebels' proposals, senior managers at tech firms could face up to two years in jail if they breach new duties to keep children safe online. The provision would not apply to search engines.These duties include taking "proportionate measures" to stop children seeing harmful material, including through measures such as age verification, taking content down, and parental controls.
Companies failing in their legal duties, including protecting children, could be fined up to 10% of global revenue. Tory rebels point to the construction and financial services industries, which have similar personal liabilities for company managers.A leading Tory rebel, Miriam Cates, told the BBC the group met Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan earlier this week, and ministers recognise the "strength of feeling" over the issue.
Labour has confirmed to the BBC that it supports the rebel Tory amendment. It means the government, which has a working majority of 68, is at serious risk of defeat.
'I'm a VC techbro and I'm here to help you.'
Is that because clamping down on the internet might stop tories getting to those sites?
Lol actually got a bit hopefully there. I was thinking that some MP's weren't happy with more policing of the internet and worried about suppressing people's freedom of expression. No, they're saying it doesn't go far enough.
It's entirely the responsibility of the internet providers to ensure that Safeview controls are 100% effective and only websites that bypass, or ignore, Safeview requirements should be liable. Ever tried finding harmful images with Safeview on? It's seemingly impossible.
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