UK online safety rules outpaced by AI, may need yearly review, minister says
By Patricia Figueiredo ( July 8, 2026, 16:49 GMT | Insight) -- UK online safety rules may need annual review to keep pace with AI, the tech minister told lawmakers. Liz Kendall said the Online Safety Act has taken eight years from its initial idea to now, in a process she described as “unacceptably slow.” She also said the UK lacked “enough sovereign control” over AI, but argued that the government has set out a strategy to gain more leverage without "attempting to do it alone."UK lawmakers need to find ways to move faster on online safety regulation as technological developments such as new risks from AI chatbots outpace the legislative process, technology minister Liz Kendall told lawmakers on Wednesday....
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