There is an “ urgent ” need for regulatory oversight of social media content , according to the UK ’s leading broadcasters and internet service providers . And that’s the political lever the media firms and ISPs look to be seeking to pull here. In a letter to The Daily Telegraph , the heads of ITV , Channel 4 , Sky , the BBC , TalkTalk and BT argue such oversight would not be censorship because the tech companies already control content . The UK government is preparing a white paper on internet safety . Proposals could reportedly include the creation of an organisation which would monitor the main social media sites .
There is an “ urgent ” need for regulatory oversight of social media content , according to the UK ’s leading broadcasters and internet service providers . In a letter to The Daily Telegraph , the heads of ITV , Channel 4 , Sky , the BBC , TalkTalk and BT argue such oversight would not be censorship because the tech companies already control content . The UK government is preparing a white paper on internet safety . Proposals could reportedly include the creation of an organisation which would monitor the main social media sites .