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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Donelan confirms stiffer online safety measures after backbench pressure

Michelle Donelan
Michelle Donelan said the changes gave the bill ‘additional teeth to deliver change’. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Tech executives who “connive” in ignoring regulatory warnings to protect children from online harms face up to two years in jail under changes to landmark legislation announced by the government.

The culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, confirmed that the online safety bill would be amended after pressure from Conservative backbenchers.

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