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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo

Tech platforms face UK ban on blocking news providers before appeal

Nadine Dorries
Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, said ‘extra protections’ would safeguard journalism. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Tech platforms will be barred from taking down news content in the UK until an appeal has been heard against the decision, ministers have said.

A change to the online safety bill means that articles in breach of a service’s terms and conditions cannot be removed or hidden until the publisher has been notified and has received the verdict of any appeal to the platform.

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