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Which government has published an "online harms white paper" with an objective to make online social media platforms responsible to safeguard users, especially children?
A)
US government
B)
Indian government
C)
British government
D)
Russian government

Correct Answer :   British government


 
The British government has published an "online harms white paper" which is open for public consultation (till July) focuses to make online social media platforms responsible to safeguard users, especially children. It is a joint proposal from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Home Office. Since all of the social media platforms use strong algorithms leading to echo-chambers, where a user is bombarded with only blinkered content (according to the user's web-browsing) instead of multi-directional content (i.e. seeing a variety of voices and opinions), all of which can affect children's brain; the white paper proposes the compulsory 'duty of care' on various social media platforms for taking reasonable steps to protect users (focusing on children) from getting harmed.

Published On : July 11, 2021
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