Nesta - The UK's Innovation Agency 83d ago

The Online Safety Act exists. But it still doesn't clearly define what safety by design actually means. And without that definition, dangerous features keep reaching children unchecked. Hannah Perry, Director at Demos, sets out what a strengthened act should include: clear minimum standards for terms of service, a firm baseline that platforms build up from, and critically, duties that extend to AI chatbots, which are currently outside the scope of the Australia ban and still at risk of being overlooked in the UK. Children are already making friends with AI. The law needs to catch up. From the full episode of Policy Fix on children and social media regulation. #OnlineSafetyAct #AIRegulation #shorts We are a UK charity and our work is enabled by a financial endowment. Nesta is a registered charity in England and Wales 1144091 and Scotland SC042833. To find out more or connect with us, check out our website and socials: Website: nesta.org.uk Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/nestauk.bsky.social Facebook: facebook.com/nesta.uk Instagram: instagram.com/nesta_uk/?hl=en LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/nesta