The right to free speech in relation to airing views that are no longer deemed acceptable in modern society, the right for people not to be offended by such views and the Online Harms Bill were discussed in this evenings Moral Maze:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018xfd
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Originally Posted by Paul
More vague nonsense ...
"take steps to minimise the chance of such activity making it onto their websites in the first place"
Such as what exactly ?
Put a notice on the site "Please dont commit fraud, thanks" ?
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In order to make sure that website owners/managers don't fall foul of the new legislation, Ofcom told me that a lot of sites are reevaluating their rules, acceptable use policies, moderation policies and undergoing training/retraining to fully understand their duties & responsibilities with regards to the Act.