The Online Safety Act does not go far enough in protecting people online – more needs to be done

Social media was meant to be a movement of the people; a way for us to connect, organise and be heard. That potential is still there.

But let’s be honest: it’s been deliberately designed not for the public good, and too often it puts profit before people.

The Online Safety Act is a step forward, but it doesn’t go far enough. Too many people are still being exposed to abuse, misinformation and dangerous content.

We can’t settle for half-measures when people’s safety is at stake. Tech companies must be held to higher standards, and government must be prepared to go further.

We owe it to families, young people and everyone online to get this right.

See my intervention in yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate on online safety on my Facebook page.