Social Media Laws In Britain
- All
- News
-
TikTok May Face GBP 27 Million Fine Over Potential Breach of UK Law, Failure to Protect Children's Privacy
TikTok, the popular video sharing platform that is growing in popularity across the world, may face a GBP 27 million (roughly Rs. 236 crore) fine in the UK over its failure to protect children's privacy when they are using the app. The company may have processed the data of children under 13 without appropriate parental consent, and processed “sp...
-
UK Proposes to Strengthen Internet Laws to Fight Russian Disinformation
Britain government has proposed a new law that will require social media companies to proactively tackle disinformation posted by foreign states such as Russia, the government said. The law will take care of fake accounts on platforms such as Meta's Facebook and Twitter, set up on behalf of foreign states to influence elections or court proceedings...
-
Facebook Faces New UK Class Action After Data Harvesting Scandal
A second London High Court class action has been filed against Facebook over a data harvesting scandal. The social media giant was fined in Britain in 2018 over how third-party app ‘This Is Your Digital Life’ gathered Facebook users' data without consent between 2013 and 2015.
-
Britain To Make Social Media Bosses Personally Liable For Harmful Content
Britain will make social media bosses personally liable for harmful content and shut down offending platforms under a "world-leading" government plan published Monday in response to the spread of online abuses and crimes.
-
UK Proposes Internet Firm Levy With Web Safety Plan
Britain will publish a formal proposal on Wednesday for a levy on social media firms and internet providers to help fund its online safety strategy.
-
Citizens Of This Country Will Get Right To Delete Online Past
Britons will be able to make social media platforms like Facebook delete information, including content published in their childhood, under government proposals that will bring data laws into line with new European regulations
-
TikTok May Face GBP 27 Million Fine Over Potential Breach of UK Law, Failure to Protect Children's Privacy
TikTok, the popular video sharing platform that is growing in popularity across the world, may face a GBP 27 million (roughly Rs. 236 crore) fine in the UK over its failure to protect children's privacy when they are using the app. The company may have processed the data of children under 13 without appropriate parental consent, and processed “sp...
-
UK Proposes to Strengthen Internet Laws to Fight Russian Disinformation
Britain government has proposed a new law that will require social media companies to proactively tackle disinformation posted by foreign states such as Russia, the government said. The law will take care of fake accounts on platforms such as Meta's Facebook and Twitter, set up on behalf of foreign states to influence elections or court proceedings...
-
Facebook Faces New UK Class Action After Data Harvesting Scandal
A second London High Court class action has been filed against Facebook over a data harvesting scandal. The social media giant was fined in Britain in 2018 over how third-party app ‘This Is Your Digital Life’ gathered Facebook users' data without consent between 2013 and 2015.
-
Britain To Make Social Media Bosses Personally Liable For Harmful Content
Britain will make social media bosses personally liable for harmful content and shut down offending platforms under a "world-leading" government plan published Monday in response to the spread of online abuses and crimes.
-
UK Proposes Internet Firm Levy With Web Safety Plan
Britain will publish a formal proposal on Wednesday for a levy on social media firms and internet providers to help fund its online safety strategy.
-
Citizens Of This Country Will Get Right To Delete Online Past
Britons will be able to make social media platforms like Facebook delete information, including content published in their childhood, under government proposals that will bring data laws into line with new European regulations
