UK experts criticize Big Tech for minimal compliance with Online Safety Act, ineffective content downranking
A panel of online safety experts criticized major technology companies including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and ByteDance for only doing the bare minimum to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA). Experts highlighted inconsistent and piecemeal downranking of harmful content and a decline in takedown success rates, particularly for violence against women and girls (VAWG) content. Cambridge University law professor Clare McGlynn pointed out specific failures in search engine downranking algorithms for harmful sexual content. Additionally, charities report a sharp drop in platform responsiveness to trusted flagger reports. The experts also noted platforms allow access to extreme unlawful pornographic content through VPNs, undermining age verification efforts. Calls were made for stronger regulatory enforcement and civil redress mechanisms, citing British Columbia’s online civil redress system as a model for rapid content removal and victim compensation.
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UK experts criticize Big Tech for minimal compliance with Online Safety Act, ineffective content downranking
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A panel of online safety experts criticized major technology companies including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and ByteDance for only doing the bare minimum to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA). Experts highlighted inconsistent and piecemeal downranking of harmful content and a decline in takedown success rates, particularly for violence against women and girls (VAWG) content. Cambridge University law professor Clare McGlynn pointed out specific failures in search engine downranking algorithms for harmful sexual content. Additionally, charities report a sharp drop in platform responsiveness to trusted flagger reports. The experts also noted platforms allow access to extreme unlawful pornographic content through VPNs, undermining age verification efforts. Calls were made for stronger regulatory enforcement and civil redress mechanisms, citing British Columbia’s online civil redress system as a model for rapid content removal and victim compensation.