The UK’s Online Safety Bill makes progress
The Online Safety Bill is a proposal for legislation that aims to keep websites and other internet-based services free from illegal and harmful material while also defending the freedom of expression. Lord Parkinson, a junior minister in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has this week revealed that AI chatbots would need to adhere to the UK Online Safety Bill, which is currently being drafted in parliament.
It\’s estimated that the bill will impact more than 25,000 tech companies as it mandates that they must provide end-to-end encrypted messaging to scan for abusive online material, and in the process, erode the benefits of encryption in private communications. Critics say the controversial draft legislation suffers massively from mission creep, internal contradictions and a dire lack of clear definitions.
The bill has reached the Committee stage in the House of Lords.
Source – RAD Group Insights