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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 0973

Online Safety Bill [HL]

[As Introduced]
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This bill makes big tech companies and online platforms legally responsible for protecting their users from harmful content like abuse, misinformation, and illegal material. Platforms must act quickly to remove dangerous posts and be transparent about their safety rules, with the government's communications regulator (Ofcom) enforcing the rules.

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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote530 MPs
59% Ayes · 31441% Noes · 216
The democratic gap

41% , a wide gap

Bill passage

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  • 1st reading28 Mar 2012
  • 2nd reading
Online Safety Bill [HL] | The Peoples Chamber