A newly published briefing paper from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) warns that the Online Safety Bill "raises significant issues for freedom of expression, privacy and innovation." The report claims there is insufficient evidence between the intended outcomes and the measures proposed to address harms. Platforms will be encouraged to profile users, monitor content uploads and interactions with other users. Platforms could also begin to censor what content can and cannot be uploaded. Strong encryption is also likely to be undermined on messaging apps. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State and Ofcom will have the power to limit speech.
In related news, the Open Rights Group has published its Submission to Parliament outlining its concerns about the measures contained within the Online Safety Bill to restrict online content using artificial intelligence and algorithmic processing based automated systems.
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