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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Social media bosses must hand over algorithm data or face up to two years in jail

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Social media bosses face up to two years in prison if they fail to hand over data on how they use algorithms to decide what users see, under legislation introduced by the UK government.

Culture secretary Nadine Dorries said the Online Safety Bill would be “world-leading” after adding new measures aimed at creating strict criminal liability for executives at Silicon Valley’s tech giants.

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