Minister refuses to rule out changes to UK online safety bill

Social media bosses who breach child safety rules may face jail if Ofcom given powers to prosecute

The UK culture secretary has said she is “not ruling out” changing the online safety bill to allow regulators to prosecute social media bosses who are found not to have protected children’s safety.

Michele Donelan told the BBC on Friday she was open to making changes that have been demanded by dozens of Conservative MPs, saying she would take a “sensible approach” to their ideas.