Online Safety Bill scope widened in bid to stop scams

Paid-for adverts will be included in the bill after industry pressure

Jenna Brown
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Online Safety Bill scope widened in bid to stop scams

The scope of the Online Safety Bill has been widened to include paid-for adverts in a bid to stamp out the "epidemic" of financial scams.

The government yesterday (9 March) said it would introduce a new legal duty to the bill requiring the largest and most popular social media platforms and search engines to "prevent paid-for fraudul...

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