Online harms: content removal

About the consultation

​​The internet has many benefits, but it also brings risks. 

We want to help Islanders stay safe online.

This new law will reduce online threats by giving you stronger rights when using:

• social media
• websites
• search engines and other online services

The law has 2 main aims:

1. to make it easier for people in Jersey to get illegal content removed from social media, websites and search engines

2. to improve onlin​e privacy by setting clear rules about what images and videos can be uploaded
   

​Consultation Document: Online Harms – Content Removal

​​Background

Recommendation 10 of the Violence Against Women and Girls (VA​WG) taskforce report says that the Government of Jersey should bring in similar protections to those in the UK Online Saf​ety Act.

VAWG Taskforce Report (recommendation 10 is on page 91)

These protections relate to regulating online platforms to make sure they keep users safe.

This proposed new law focuses on protecting victims. It's different from criminal law, which deals with punishing offenders.

At the moment, Islanders do not have a clear or consistent way to ask for illegal content to be removed. Some platforms have complaint systems, but these are voluntary and often difficult to use.

The new law will require platforms to introduce simple and effective procedures, as set out in the consultation document below. These procedures follow best practice from around the world and will help Islanders get illegal content removed quickly.​

How to submit comments to the consultation

​​This consultation is now closed.

Data Protection

Any information you give us will be handled in line with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018. You can read more in the Department for the Economy privacy notice.

We may quote or publish responses to this consultation, but we will not publish your name or address unless you give us permission.

We may share or publish responses in several ways. 

​This could include: 

• sending them to other interested parties
• sending them to the Scrutiny Office
• quoting them in a report
• sharing them with the media
• putting them on gov.je
  
• listing them in a consultation summary
  

If you ask for your response to be confidential, we will not publish it, but we will use it when we report on statistical information or the views we receive.

Under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, information you provide may be released if we receive an FOI request. We will not release any personal data.​

Responses to the consultation

​Consultation response to online harms: content removal and online privacy​