The Online Safety Bill in its current form is a “mess” and needs a “total rewrite”, according to a leading digital human rights lawyer.
Dr Susie Alegre has warned that the proposed internet safety laws – which are due to come into effect this autumn – fail to address the root causes of online harm and threaten free speech.
The government plans to reintroduce the Online Safety Bill to parliament shortly after its progress through parliament was delayed until a new prime minister had been appointed. Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan said ministers are working “flat out” to deliver the bill, having previously suggested some tweaks would be made to the legislation.
