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<p>We are committed to keeping children safe online and are delivering a number of
initiatives that support that objective. For example, we are investing up to £145m
over three years in our County Lines Programme to crack down on the county lines gangs
exploiting our children and young people. Through this Programme we are developing
a better understanding of how to disrupt online activity that is aimed at recruiting
and exploiting children and young people.</p><p>The Online Safety Act 2023 is a key
piece of legislation to keep children safe. There are a number of priority offences
in the Act which relate to child criminal exploitation such as drug related offences,
sexual exploitation and weapons and firearms supply offences. Technology companies
must take proactive measures and use systems and processes to remove and limit people’s
exposure to related content.</p>
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