A Bill to make administrators and moderators of certain online forums responsible for content published on those forums; to require such administrators and moderators to remove certain content; to require platforms to publish information about such forums; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Lucy PowellLabour (Co-op)
19 September 2019
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The Online Forums Bill would make the people who run certain online forums legally responsible for what is posted on those forums. It would require forum administrators and moderators to remove content that breaches defined rules, and it would force platforms to publish information about the forums they host. The aim is to improve accountability and transparency in online forums.
It is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons. The bill originated in the Commons and is sponsored by Lucy Powell.
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