Technology firms to be fined 10% of turnover for child safety breaches

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Technology firms to be fined 10% of turnover for child safety breaches

New legal duties look set to be placed on social media firms to protect young people from online exploitation.

Date - 15th December 2020
By - Chris Smith

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The government is set to give the media regulator Ofcom the power to levy fines of up to 10% of global turnover if technology platforms fail to safeguard young people using their apps or viewing their web content. The Department for Culture, Media...

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