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Internet laws need regular updates, says science secretary as Meta scraps content moderators
A series of posts by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Threads social media app, outlining his changes to content moderation, on a mobile phone in London, January 8, 2025

TECHNOLOGY Secretary Peter Kyle called today for regular updates to online safety laws amid increased fears of children being exposed to harmful content on Facebook and Instagram.

Following Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that his social media platforms would do away with its content moderation teams, Mr Kyle reminded tech giants that British law has not changed and they must still obey it.

Meta’s plans to replace its longstanding fact-checking programme with a “community notes” system similar to that of Elon Musk’s X platform has been seen as an attempt to curry favour with the incoming US administration of Donald Trump.

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