Social media bosses who repeatedly fail to protect children from online harms will face jail, after the Government was forced to head off a potential rebellion by Tory backbenchers.
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Under the changes to the Online Safety Bill, executives whose platforms fail to block content involving abuse, suicide and self harm could get two years in prison - a concession that prevents a potentially embarrassing Commons defeat for Rishi Sunak.
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Under the changes to the Online Safety Bill, executives whose platforms fail to block content involving abuse, suicide and self harm could get two years in prison - a concession that prevents a potentially embarrassing Commons defeat for Rishi Sunak.
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