Incoming prime minister Liz Truss confirms that the Online Safety Bill will be taken forward in parliament. Following the resignation of Boris Johnson as the leader of the Conservative party in July, the Online Safety Bill was placed on hold, while the prospect of the Bill being withdrawn altogether gained ground.
In response to a question from former digital minister Jeremy Wright in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Truss confirmed the Bill has a future but suggested her government could make changes to the draft legislation introduced into parliament earlier this year. Truss said, "I can assure my right hon. and learned Friend that we will be proceeding with the Online Safety Bill. There are some issues that we need to deal with. What I want to make sure is that we protect the under-18s from harm and that we also make sure free speech is allowed, so there may be some tweaks required, but certainly he is right that we need to protect people's safety online."
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