The UK government is looking to introduce laws to regulate social media , in an effort to crack down on harmful content from cyberbullying to child sexual exploitation . The secretary of State for Culture , Matt Hancock , said new laws would be introduced in the next couple of years , and stressed the need for parents to be able to protect their children from harm online . A government white paper will be published later this year , with possible measures aimed to reduce age verification on social media sites and fines for parents who fail to remove damaging content quickly enough .
The UK government is looking to introduce laws to regulate social media, in an effort to crack down on harmful behaviour from cyberbullying to child sexual exploitation. The Secretary of State for Culture, Matt Hancock, said new laws would be introduced in the next couple of years, and stressed the need for parents to be able to protect their children from harm online. A government white paper will be published later this year, with possible measures thought to include age verification on social media sites and fines for publishers who fail to remove damaging content quickly enough.