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BBC 12 January 2023

I was interviewed by the BBC about changes to the Online Safety Bill in January 2023. 

Rishi Sunak facing major Tory rebellion over internet safety law

By Paul Seddon and Oscar Bentley, BBC News online, 12 January 2023 

<the Open Rights Group has expressed concern about the idea. Policy manager Dr Monica Horten said: "This amendment is not at all clear on what basis the tech company directors could be indicted.

Fear of a prison sentence could lead to children being restricted from all types of content that they are legally entitled to see, either because it would be swept away or they would be denied access.> 

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Iptegrity.com is the website of Dr Monica Horten, independent policy advisor: online safety, technology and human rights. Advocating to protect the rights of the majority of law abiding citizens online. Independent expert on the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on online safety and empowerment of content creators and users.  Published author, and post-doctoral scholar, with a PhD from the University of Westminster, and a DipM from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.  Former telecoms journalist,  experienced panelist and Chair, cited in the media eg  BBC, iNews, Times, Guardian and Politico.