Online Safety Bill

This week the Online Safety Bill returned to the House of Commons – the first legislation of its kind in the world protecting children from harmful content online. 

For too long, platform growth has been prioritised above all else, leaving children exposed to harmful and inappropriate content online. 

That is why we have committed to do more to protect children online through our world-leading Online Safety Bill. Under the Bill, for the very first time, platforms will be required under law to protect children and young people from all sorts of harm, from the most abhorrent child abuse to cyberbullying, to accessing pornography. 

The Bill will also protect freedom of speech by ensuring social media companies can no longer arbitrarily silence or cancel those they do not agree with – without any need for explanation or justification. 

Our manifesto promised to make the UK the safest place in the world to go online, while protecting freedom of speech. Today, we move a step closer to that goal. 

As MP for Norwich North, enhancing the safety of my constituency’s children is one of my priorities. To find out more about what action I am taking to improve the lives of children, please visit: https://www.chloesmith.org.uk/myplan/children. 

For further information about this announcement, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-bill-supporting-documents/online-safety-bill-factsheet.