<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp4c217696yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"></div><div>[link at the bottom] </div><div><br></div><div>"Social media firms in the United Kingdom will soon be placed under a new statutory duty of care, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Under the new rules, tech giants will be required to take reasonable and proportionate action to protect their users, especially children, from any online harm. </div><div><br></div><div>This includes harmful content that is illegal such as physical abuse and legal content which is potentially harmful, such as cyber bullying, self-harm and violence. </div><div><br></div><div>Firms that fail to do so will be fined, prosecuted and even barred from operating in the UK. </div><div><br></div><div>To ensure enforcement of the rules, the government will create a new independent regulator that will have wide-ranging powers to require firms to remove harmful or illegal material under legally binding codes."<br></div><div><br></div><div>link: https://www.teletrader.com/amp/news/details/47079238<br></div></body></html>