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UK plans big fines for online companies over harmful content

by Kelvin Chan
| December 15, 2020 3:03 AM

LONDON (AP) — Social media and other internet companies face big fines in Britain if they don't remove and limit the spread of harmful material such as child sexual abuse or terrorist content and protect users on their platforms, officials said Tuesday.

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