The UK should force social media companies to assess and report the harm caused by their algorithms, a parliamentary committee has recommended ahead of new laws to improve online safety.
The recommendations came days after the photo-sharing app Instagram said it would allow its users to switch to a chronological feed of posts rather than one ordered by its algorithms, which have recently been criticised for promoting harmful content.
The committee was responding to a draft of the Online Safety Bill, which is due to come into law in Spring 2022 in order to protect children and adults from harmful and illegal internet content, including hate speech and content that promotes child sexual abuse, violence or terrorism.
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