The UK moves to legislate ‘harmful content’ online

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The UK government released a white paper on Monday outlining a regulatory framework to combat “harmful content” online and to hold social media and internet platforms responsible for the safety of their users. Host Marco Werman gets the details from The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou.

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