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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Lynch

New powers will stop tech firms from stonewalling bereaved families, peers told

PA Wire

The Government has promised new legal powers to ensure bereaved families are not “stonewalled” by tech companies if their children have died after accessing harmful online content.

Culture minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay conceded to calls in the House of Lords for families and coroners to be given powers to access information held by tech companies which could help identify a child’s cause of death.

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