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Theresa May govt proposes levy on tech firms like Twitter, Facebook, and Google for online safety plan

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Theresa May government is mulling to levy on social media firms and internet providers to help fund its online safety strategy, designed to tackle bullying, abuse and other risks for children and vulnerable users.

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Theresa May government is mulling to levy on social media firms and internet providers to help fund its online safety strategy, designed to tackle bullying, abuse and other risks for children and vulnerable users. According to media reports, United Kingdom will publish a formal proposal on Wednesday for a levy on social media firms and internet providers to help fund its online safety strategy, designed to tackle bullying, abuse and other risks for children and vulnerable users.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her ministers have been vocal critical of firms like , , and , repeatedly calling on them to do more to stop the spread of extremist content online and help victims of abuse.

According to Reuters, on Wednesday, digital minister Karen Bradley will publish proposals for an Internet Safety Strategy including the levy, a code of practice on removing intimidating or humiliating content from social media, and online safety classes in schools.

“The internet has been an amazing force for good, but it has caused undeniable suffering and can be an especially harmful place for children and vulnerable people,” Bradley said in a statement ahead of the publication, reported Reuters.

“We need an approach to the internet that protects everyone without restricting growth and innovation in the digital economy.”

Governments across the world have become very critical of social media roles, according to multiple reports the request for deleting content on Facebook, Twitter and Google have significantly increased.

Recently Germany pass a law that gives social media networks 24 hours to delete or block obviously criminal content and seven days to deal with less clear-cut cases.

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