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<p>The government wants the UK to be the safest place in the world to go online. As
set out in the Online Harms White Paper the government will take action to tackle
content or activity that harms individual users, particularly children. We will establish
a new statutory duty of care, overseen by an independent regulator to make companies
take more responsibility for the safety of their users and tackle harm caused by content
or activity on their services. The regulator will take a risk-based approach, prioritising
action where there is the greatest evidence or threat of harm, or where children or
other vulnerable users are at risk. Ahead of the implementation of the new regulatory
framework, we will continue to encourage companies to take early action to address
online harms.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to the social media application TikTok, the
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has a live investigation on TikTok’s compliance
with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) relating to
the protection of children’s personal data. The GDPR is regulated and enforced by
the independent ICO, and as such, the government is unable to comment further on live
investigations.</p>
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