Nearly 40 Tory MPs want tech bosses to face time in prison if they fail to protect children online.
Under the rebels' proposals, senior managers at tech firms could face up to two years in jail if they breach new duties to keep children safe online. The provision would not apply to search engines.These duties include taking "proportionate measures" to stop children seeing harmful material, including through measures such as age verification, taking content down, and parental controls.
Companies failing in their legal duties, including protecting children, could be fined up to 10% of global revenue. Tory rebels point to the construction and financial services industries, which have similar personal liabilities for company managers.A leading Tory rebel, Miriam Cates, told the BBC the group met Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan earlier this week, and ministers recognise the "strength of feeling" over the issue.
Labour has confirmed to the BBC that it supports the rebel Tory amendment. It means the government, which has a working majority of 68, is at serious risk of defeat.
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