A Bill to make provision about hate speech on social media; to require social media platforms to verify the identity of their users; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
5 May 2022
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The Social Media Bill would tackle hate speech on social media and require platforms to verify the identities of their users. It would set out what kinds of online posts are unacceptable and give regulators powers to enforce the rules, with related provisions for how enforcement works.
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25 Oct 2021
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
