Boris Johnson has threatened to take legal action on social media companies who have failed to take action to prevent extremist material being shared online.
While addressing the pariliament recently, the UK prime minister said new legislation will soon be introduced in the Commons that will toughen up sanctions on companies which allow ‘foul content’ to propagate.
The Online Harms Bill is expected to force the biggest tech firms, such as Facebook and Google, to abide by a duty of care to users, overseen by Ofcom as the new regulator for the sector.
