that were set up on behalf of foreign states to influence elections or court proceedings, the government said.
The law is likely to be passed during this parliamentary session through an amendment to link the National Security Bill and Online Safety Bill, both of which are in the government's current programme.Communications regulator Ofcom will draw up codes of practice to help social media companies comply with the law, and will have the power to issue fines for infringement.
Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries said on Monday the invasion of Ukraine has shown how Russia uses social media to spread lies about its actions. "We cannot allow foreign states or their puppets to use the internet to conduct hostile online warfare unimpeded," she said. "That's why we are strengthening our new internet safety protections to make sure social media firms identify and root out state-backed disinformation."Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Josie Kao
Like the western and British media who like to make fake news 📰.
YES
TheWarMonitor I smell an Orwellian dump on UK’s people.
You think disinformation is a one way street!? Ever heard of the BBC?
Freedom of speech alive and well in the UK.
Don't think for yourself let us decide what the truth is or was that too honest for a headline