The Online Safety Bill, a proposed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom published as a draft on 12 May 2021, introduces new rules for firms to improve internet safety.
Last month, an amendment was put forward in the House of Lords by former culture secretary Nicky Morgan and children’s online safety campaigner Beeban Kidron, requiring Ofcom, the communications watchdog, to issue a code of practice on preventing violence against women and girls that social media platforms would have to follow when implementing their duties under the bill.