Online Safety Act 2023 - looking after adults' safety online

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Coventry University researchers highlight four things they say are missing from the Government’s Online Safety Bill.

A new law to make social media firms more responsible for users’ safety needs to do more to protect those most vulnerable to harm, say researchers from Coventry University.

Period12 Oct 2023

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  • TitleCoventry University researchers highlight four things they say are missing from the Government’s Online Safety Bill
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletCapital Coventry
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/10/23
    DescriptionA new law to make social media firms more responsible for users’ safety needs to do more to protect those most vulnerable to harm, say researchers from Coventry University.

    Brief clips from interview regarding the Online Safety Act were played as part of news broadcasts between 6am and 10am.
    PersonsSarah Kate Merry

Keywords

  • online safety
  • mental health
  • neurodiversity
  • online safety act 2023
  • disability
  • adult safety