re: the linked BBC article.

I haven’t looked but I’d bet the 50 Tory rebels forcing the government to impose jail time for social media bosses ‘failing’ to protect children online are tech ignorant and have no idea how social media works.

Maybe I’m wrong and they know that with this will result in these platforms abandoning their UK presence because they (the vendors) know it’s not possible using the social platforms as they are currently architected, managed and moderated(how content is reviewed).

The only way we’d even start to control what’s posted in social settings is to have much more monitoring and that means higher costs for the platform owners and therefore reduced profits. 

Maybe that’s what needs to happen, after all in the real world we have to pay for police forces to stop child abuse so I’m all for reducing profits by funnelling more budget into social media content moderation; but who’s going to twist CEO’s arms when they can go to lesser caring jurisdictions if it gets too difficult or risky for them, just as the 'adult entertainment’ and gambling companies have

I’ve got 30+ years in IT security, many of it working on content filtering and with governments on this so I can say with some authority that at the end of the day parents need to step up more than they do; get into your child’s online life, know where they are and what they are doing, just like the real world.

On a side note, it’s not as if the UK will loose significant tax revenue if these firms move out of the UK is it, so no loss there!

Tech bosses could face jail after Tory MPs revolt on bill

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