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Report: British ethics watchdog working on bill to punish tech companies

The Committee on Standards in Public Life will suggest legislation to punish tech companies for not removing racist, extremist or child sex abuse content, The (London) Times reported Dec. 12.

Set to be presented to the British government on Dec. 13, the new bill will treat social media companies as publishers rather than platforms with no control over the content posted.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly working with the heads of Group of Seven countries to find a way of holding social media companies liable for extremist content on the platform. A plan is expected to be unveiled after Christmas. A spokeswoman for the committee declined to comment.

The ethics watchdog is headed by Paul Bew and its members are named by the Prime Minister.