Threatening & protecting press publishers and journalism in the UK's regulation of social media platforms.
The Online Safety Act 2023 raises concerns about threats to media freedom and the public's access to high-quality news. Those concerns include platform censorship of journalistic content, the proliferation of disinformation and 'extreme' content, abuse targeting journalists, the impact of provisions...
| Published in: | Journal of Media Law Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 68 - 103 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2025
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