Tech companies Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter join executive board of newly formed U.K. Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) which aims to enhance digital safety

Briefing

November 2, 2018

Briefing	Internet Safety Board – U.K. government announced creation of U.K. Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) which has goal of improving online safety for all citizens in country Companies Involved – Board members include technology firms Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter; media company BBC; and Internet service providers and mobile operators BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Three, Virgin Media, and Vodafone Safety Issues – Will tackle cyberbullying and sexual exploitation, radicalization and extremism, violence against women and girls, hate crime and speech, and other forms of discrimination against groups identified in Equality Act White Paper – Will write and publish Online Harms White Paper which will seek to identify, analyze, and find solutions to addressing online harms children are exposed to
Market Disruption	Privacy and Security
Sector	Government (excluding military), Information Technology
Organization	Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter Inc.
Source	Hopping, C., "Google, Apple, BBC and others join UK Council for Internet Safety", Alphr, http://www.alphr.com/; "Board announced for new UK Council for Internet Safety," U.K. Government, https://www.gov.uk; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	October 30, 2018

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