Andrew Scott is opening up about his personal and professional life.
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New internet safety laws that have been years in the making could come into force as soon as this week. The chief executive of Ofcom said she expects the Online Safety Bill to receive royal assent tomorrow.
The new UK laws, which will be regulated by Ofcom, will place new duties on social media platforms to protect users from harmful content. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will be made responsible for the content they host and will have a duty to prevent and remove illegal content from appearing on their sites.
Technology secretary Michelle Donelan has described the new law as a 'game-changer' and said it takes the UK a step further towards becoming the 'safest place in the world to be online'.
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The reforms are being brought in to address widespread concerns around youngsters accessing pornographic content, child sexual abuse on the internet and the damaging impact of harmful material on social media, which has contributed to recent cases of suicide in young people.
Platforms have been told they will have to carry out risk assessments on potentially harmful content, with a particular emphasis on protecting children. For the biggest sites, failure to protect users could see them face fines of up to £18 million or 10 per cent of their global revenue, which would potentially be billions of pounds. Bosses could even face jail time in the worst cases.
Regulator Ofcom is expected to set out how it will begin to use its new powers in the coming weeks and it expects the law change to be made as soon as this week, before Parliament in prorogued ahead of the King's
Andrew Scott is opening up about his personal and professional life.
The competition has now officially pass the halfway mark - as the battle for the Glitterball trophy continues on Strictly Come Dancing. The eight remaining celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners will return to the ballroom on Saturday night (November 11) and nobody will be anting to go home.
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Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It was 2007. Steven Soderbergh was starting to shoot “Che” in Spain when the Bolivian casting director Rodrigo Bellott came armed with a bottle of Singani, the country’s national spirit, to the production kickoff party.
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photos obtained by the Daily Mail.The couple, who sipped on coffees during their Notting Hill walk, have yet to share the child’s name or sex.James, 36, announced the pair were expecting their first child in July after sharing a photo of Thevenet embracing their dog with her growing baby bump on display.“We couldn’t be more excited… well Mable might be ❤️,” he captioned his wife’s baby bump debut, referencing their pet.“It was a very difficult start to the year after losing my beloved Ella, however, we will end the year with the most precious little addition to our growing family. ❤️”James announced the sad news that his therapy dog of 15 years, Ella, died in January.Taking to Instagram at the time, he paid tribute to his beloved pooch.“It is with great sadness that I announce my dear Ella has passed away.
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