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Bill · started in the Commons

Online Forums Bill

A Bill to make administrators and moderators of certain online forums responsible for content published on those forums; to require such administrators and moderators to remove certain content; to require platforms to publish information about such forums; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Online Forums Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 September 2018 by Lucy Powell (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 11 Sep 2018
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 19 Sep 2019.