UK government working on plans to set up internet regulator

The UK government is working on plans to set up an internet regulator, Buzzfeed News reported on Thursday.

The regulator would if established, hold technology companies accountable for content published on their websites and sanction sites if they failed to take down illegal material and hate speech within hours, the report https://bzfd.it/2NWJZfq said.

Buzzfeed said it had obtained details of the proposals, which would be put out for consultation later in the year. It did not say where it got proposals from.