The NSPCC has published a report looking at how to regulate social networks and keep children safe from abuse. The report sets out the NSPCC’s proposals for a new regulatory approach, including: strong and independent statutory regulation; platforms subject to a legally enforceable duty of care; platforms required to proactively tackle harms; a regulator to have wide-ranging powers of information disclosure and compliance and enforcement powers. Alongside this report, the NSPCC also released results from a survey of British adults, including 1,037 parents of children aged 11-18, which found that 9 out of 10 parents support the regulation of social networks to make them legally responsible for protecting children.
Source: NSPCC: 9 out of 10 parents back social network regulation Date: 12 February 2019
Further Information: Taming the wild west web: how to regulate social networks and keep children safe from abuse (PDF)
NSPCC: social media and children survey: headline report (PDF)
