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Security minister calls for social media companies to tackle radicalisation
November 26, 2020 By Faith Matters

Security minister calls for social media companies to tackle radicalisation

Social media companies such as Facebook must help tackle online radicalisation to combat the threat of far-right terrorism, a Home Office minister has said. Security Minister James Brokenshire said the Government should work with tech firms to slow the spread of misinformation online with the upcoming Online Harms legislation aiming to put a duty of […]

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Government’s AI adviser calls for tougher regulation of social media
February 4, 2020 By Faith Matters

Government’s AI adviser calls for tougher regulation of social media

New regulations on social media companies should be tightened to include more transparency around how firms target users online, an independent advisory board on artificial intelligence (AI) has said. The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has urged the Government to also focus on online targeting because the public is concerned about how the […]

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