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<p>Her Majesty’s Government is confident that the protections for recognised news
publishers, journalistic content, and content of democratic importance are technically
feasible and that the Bill’s definition of the relevant terms is appropriate.</p><p>Recognised
news publishers’ content will be exempted from platforms’ new online safety duties.
This means tech companies will be under no legal obligation to apply their new safety
duties to that content. The criteria under which an organisation qualifies as a publisher
are set in the Bill. When drafting these criteria, Her Majesty’s Government has taken
significant care to ensure established news publishers are captured, while limiting
the opportunity for others to benefit.</p><p>Category 1 service providers will also
need to have clear policies relating to their treatment of journalistic content and
content of democratic importance, and to ensure these are enforced consistently. Ofcom
will set out further details in codes of practice about how companies can comply with
these duties.</p>
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