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<p>The government intends to introduce world-leading Online Harms legislation to make
the UK the safest place to be online. We intend to establish in law a new duty of
care on companies towards their users which will be overseen by an independent regulator.
The Government published its Initial Consultation Response to the Online Harms White
Paper in February 2020, and this set out our direction of travel on a number of key
areas. We are aiming to publish a full government response to the Online Harms White
Paper consultation later this year, and this will include more detailed proposals
on online harms regulation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to this new
legislation, it is important to make sure that the criminal law is fit for purpose
to deal with online harms. DCMS and the Ministry of Justice have engaged the Law Commission
on a second phase of their review of abusive and offensive online communications.
The Law Commission will review existing communications offences and make specific
recommendations about options for reform, to ensure that criminal law provides consistent
and effective protection against such behaviour.</p>
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