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Keir Starmers Labour government is accelerating online safety law reforms, aiming to address rapidly evolving tech harms like illegal AI content. They plan to use new powers in recent bill amendments to make changes in months, rather than years. These amendments, added to the Crime and Policing Bill and the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, allow senior ministers to modify laws without full parliamentary votes. Critics argue this approach, dubbed Henry VIII clauses, risks legal challenges and potential abuse by future governments. The government has also abandoned plans for a comprehensive AI law, instead opting for sector-specific rules. The amendments are set to be debated in the House of Commons, where Labours majority gives them a strong chance, though the House of Lords may pose a challenge.

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