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Trump ally to criticise Online Safety Act in meeting with technology secretary
An ally of Donald Trump and critic of the Online Safety Act is to raise his concerns about the UK legislation with Technology Secretary Peter Kyle on Wednesday, Sky News understands.
It comes after Mr Kyle was criticised on Tuesday morning for claiming Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was "on the side" of predators, including the disgraced television host Jimmy Savile, for opposing the act. Representative Jim Jordan is chair of the powerful House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, and is currently part of a bipartisan group meeting governments in Europe on the topic of digital regulation.
Politics latest: Farage condemns top minister In a thread on social media recently, Mr Jordan called the Online Safety Act the "UK's online censorship law". He added: "It allows the British government to dictate how social media companies must censor so-called 'disinformation' 'misinformation', and hate speech." Mr Jordan also heavily criticised regulator Ofcom - which is the watchdog for the law - for "targeting" and "harassing" American companies.
He is set to meet them on Wednesday too. Sky News understands he will make his views known to Mr Kyle on Wednesday.
Mr Jordan met with Mr Farage on Tuesday. The law was passed in 2023 under the Conservative government, but only came into force last Friday.
It puts a duty on technology companies to protect children from harmful content, including pornography, terrorism, and violent content, with businesses facing sanctions if they fail to comply. But Mr Jordan - a Republican - champions an American perspective that laws from other countries should not apply to US businesses, even if they operate overseas.
He said on social media that "in many cases.
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