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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abbie Llewelyn

Government is ‘condoning dangerous online content’, says ex-culture secretary

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The Government is “condoning” harmful and dangerous online content by rejecting calls to make such content filtered out by default, former culture secretary Nicky Morgan has claimed.

Tory peer Baroness Morgan of Cotes has called for the option to filter out harmful content regarding suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, abuse and hate on online platforms to be the default setting for adults.

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