Big Tech takes a beating as online safety experts accuse companies of doing bare minimum
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- Online safety experts accuse Big Tech of failing to meet safety standards, according to a claim made by a parliamentary committee.
- Parliament's Communications and Digital Committee heard that accessing banned content is as simple as using a thesaurus.
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Big Tech takes a beating as online safety experts accuse companies of doing bare minimum
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Accessing banned content is as easy as whipping out a thesaurus, Parliament's Communications and Digital Committee hears