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| Olly Stephens: Murdered boy's dad welcomes online bill change | Olly Stephens: Murdered boy's dad welcomes online bill change |
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| Olly Stephens was stabbed to death in Emmer Green in Reading in 2021 | Olly Stephens was stabbed to death in Emmer Green in Reading in 2021 |
| The father of a 13-year-old murdered by two schoolboys welcomed changes to a bill that could see tech bosses jailed for failing to protect children online. | The father of a 13-year-old murdered by two schoolboys welcomed changes to a bill that could see tech bosses jailed for failing to protect children online. |
| Olly Stephens was ambushed and fatally stabbed on 3 January 2021 in Reading over a dispute on social media. | Olly Stephens was ambushed and fatally stabbed on 3 January 2021 in Reading over a dispute on social media. |
| On Monday, the government conceded to calls by nearly 50 Tory MPs for an amendment to the Online Safety Bill. | On Monday, the government conceded to calls by nearly 50 Tory MPs for an amendment to the Online Safety Bill. |
| It would see the introduction of two-year sentences for managers who fail to stop children seeing harmful material. | It would see the introduction of two-year sentences for managers who fail to stop children seeing harmful material. |
| Two boys, both aged 14, were found guilty of Olly's murder in September 2021 following a trial at Reading Crown Court and a 14-year-old girl admitted manslaughter. | Two boys, both aged 14, were found guilty of Olly's murder in September 2021 following a trial at Reading Crown Court and a 14-year-old girl admitted manslaughter. |
| His family have campaigned for stricter online laws to stop harmful content being shared after it transpired the attack on him was planned on 11 social media platforms. | His family have campaigned for stricter online laws to stop harmful content being shared after it transpired the attack on him was planned on 11 social media platforms. |
| Stuart Stephens told the BBC that law changes were not happening quickly enough | Stuart Stephens told the BBC that law changes were not happening quickly enough |
| Following the government's promise to introduce the proposals, Olly's father Stuart Stephens said: "It's very positive and something we've been working towards - and working for. | Following the government's promise to introduce the proposals, Olly's father Stuart Stephens said: "It's very positive and something we've been working towards - and working for. |
| "I'm pleased to see that compromise has been made because that section of the bill - it's about accountability for senior management." | "I'm pleased to see that compromise has been made because that section of the bill - it's about accountability for senior management." |
| He told the BBC he also believes parents need access to their children's data, adding: "It's brilliant that it's got this far." | He told the BBC he also believes parents need access to their children's data, adding: "It's brilliant that it's got this far." |
| Mr Stephens continued: "The content that the perpetrators of Olly's murder saw altered their mindset. | Mr Stephens continued: "The content that the perpetrators of Olly's murder saw altered their mindset. |
| "It's brainwashing in a way, the amount of data that they see which is harmful is changing society." | "It's brainwashing in a way, the amount of data that they see which is harmful is changing society." |
| The bill was an opportunity to "stand up for the next generation", he added. | The bill was an opportunity to "stand up for the next generation", he added. |
| Changes to the bill would mean managers of sites hosting user-generated content, including social media sites, would be obliged to take "proportionate measures" to stop children seeing harmful material. | Changes to the bill would mean managers of sites hosting user-generated content, including social media sites, would be obliged to take "proportionate measures" to stop children seeing harmful material. |
| Currently the bill would only make managers criminally liable for failing to give information to media regulator Ofcom, which is set to gain wide-ranging powers to police the internet under the new law. | Currently the bill would only make managers criminally liable for failing to give information to media regulator Ofcom, which is set to gain wide-ranging powers to police the internet under the new law. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Berkshire | |
| Online Safety Bill | Online Safety Bill |
| Social media | Social media |
| Reading | Reading |
| Social media regulation debate | Social media regulation debate |