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<p>Anti-Muslim hatred is completely unacceptable and has no place in our society.
The Online Harms White Paper will establish in law a new duty of care on companies
towards their users, overseen by an independent regulator. Companies will be held
to account for tackling harms occurring on their platforms, including hate crime.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has the cross-government
lead on countering anti-Muslim hatred, and we will continue to work with them closely
on this policy. The Secretary of State is looking to bring forward online harms legislation
as quickly as possible</p><p>We are also ensuring that the criminal law is fit for
purpose to deal with online harms. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and
Sport and the Ministry of Justice have now 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 legal reform in a final report in 2021.The Law Commission is also looking
into the adequacy of protection offered by hate crime legislation. This strand of
work is expected to report in 2021.</p>
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