Most-capped Lioness Fara Williams and former The Only Way is Essex star Georgia Kousoulou will join the discussion about the impact of trolling and other forms of harmful abuse
Football legends, TV stars and musicians will today share their experiences of cowardly online abuse at a meeting in No10. The band of celebs, including Love Island ‘s Georgia Harrison and most-capped Lioness Fara Williams, will emphasise the urgency for new laws to protect future generations.
Influencer Emily Clarkson, the daughter of ex-Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, and former The Only Way is Essex star Georgia Kousoulou, will also join the discussion about the impact of trolling and other forms of harmful abuse online. The roundtable with Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan comes as the Online Safety Bill is expected to become law within weeks.
The landmark legislation wants to strengthen protections for kids around harmful and illegal content, such as bullying, pornography, the promotion of self-harm and eating disorders and online sexual exploitation and abuse. Social media firms will be forced to proactively tackle illegal content and be held to account for abuse on their platforms under the new laws.
Ms Kousoulou said: “Like any mum, I want my son to grow up feeling safe. These new internet safety laws are so important and will make sure our kids are protected from cyberbullying and illegal content they shouldn’t be seeing.”