GDPR rules could be used by the UK to fine tech firms for 'harmful content'

The UK is looking at hitting technology companies with financial penalties if they fail to do enough to counter 'harmful content' on their platforms. Jeremy Wright, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) secretary, says that tech firms need to be made to 'sit up and take notice' when it comes to dealing with problematic content. While clearly aimed more at social media companies, the proposals would encompass other technology firms as well. The plans also suggest that search engines should remove links to offending websites, and that some sites could even be blocked completely. See also: Valve responds to… [Continue Reading]