This Library Briefing provides a selection of comment on the draft Online Safety Bill.
Reaction to the Draft Online Safety Bill: A reading list (183 KB , PDF)
The draft Online Safety Bill was published on 12 May 2021 and sets out Government plans to protect people from harmful online content.
This reading list collates a selection of media coverage, stakeholder responses and other material relevant to the draft Bill.
The Library briefing, Regulating online harms, provides policy background.
Reaction to the Draft Online Safety Bill: A reading list (183 KB , PDF)
This briefing describes customer protections in the UK mobile and broadband markets. It discusses recent concerns expressed on behalf of telecoms consumers, and looks at reforms aimed at improving fairness and protection.
An overview of the relevant legislation, guidance and debates concerning the policing of protests.
Ofcom enforces measures in the Online Safety Act to protect web users from suicide or self-harm content. It also regulates broadcast media, but not the press.
