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<p>The Online Safety Bill will give the power to Ofcom to hold social media companies
to account and ensure they abide by their own terms of service to keep users safe,
including any policies relating to images shared after a major incident such as a
terrorist attack. This will mean companies must be clear about the legal content that
they allow on their platforms and apply this rigorously and consistently.</p><p>However,
when a terrorist attack occurs in the UK with an online element, the Home Office will
enact its crisis response protocols. This involves working with the Metropolitan Police
Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit, affected tech companies, and the Global
Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism to ensure appropriate action is taken on content
related to the attack, including removal of illegal content and moderation of bystander
content if it is likely to breach a company’s terms of service. The Home Office’s
crisis response protocol was enacted in response to the terrorist attacks in Streatham
and Reading in 2020.</p>
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