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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Rishi Sunak ‘bows to Tory rebels’ over prison sentences for social media bosses who fail to protect children

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak appears to have bowed to pressure from rebel Tory MPs to toughen up punishments for social media bosses who fail to protect children from harm online.

The PM was facing a major backbench rebellion as 50 MPs put their names to an amendment to the Online Safety Bill that would make tech chiefs criminally liable if they do not block minors from seeing damaging content.

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