A Duty of Care for Technology Companies - Progressive Centre UK

We set out an approach that is systemic, rather than palliative. At the heart of the new regime would be a new ‘duty of care’set out by Parliament in statute. The statutory duty of care would require most companies that provide social media or online messaging services used in the UK to protect people from reasonably foreseeable harms that might arise from use of those services. The approach is risk-based and outcomes-focused. A regulator would ensure companies delivered on their statutory duty of care and it would have sufficient powers to drive compliance.