Online firms could face sanctions, says minister

SOCIAL media companies could face criminal sanctions under plans being considered by the Culture Secretary.

Jeremy Wright said he would look at “all possible options for penalties” in the government’s White Paper on online harm.

It comes amid pressure on internet companies to take action to safeguard vulnerable people.

Mr Wright, who expects to meet Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg this week, said there was “no doubt” internet companies cannot be relied upon to take action themselves.

He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: “I think what’s important is that we have a system in place that sets out clearly what the responsibilities of online companies are, sets out how we expect them to meet those responsibilities and sets out what will happen if they fail to do so, and the White Paper will do that.”

Asked if that included criminal sanctions, he said: “We will consider all possible options for penalties and it’s important I think that those companies that we will be talking to and those companies from whom we’ll expect a positive response to this to understand that there are meaningful sanctions available to us if they don’t do what they should.” LEE Radziwill, the socialite and younger sister of former US First Lady Jackie Kennedy, has died at the age of 85.

Anna Christina Radziwill said her mother died on Friday of natural causes.

Ms Radziwill shared her older sister’s affinity for fashion and globe-trotting, as well as her dark, Anna Christina. The Kennedys wide-set eyes and high cheek- and Radziwills spent Christmases bones. together in Palm Beach, Florida,

They were confidantes as and the sisters also travelled to young women, and Ms Radziwill India and Pakistan. was a frequent guest at the White Ms Radziwill helped select the House during President John F wardrobe for what became one Kennedy’s administration. of Jackie’s signature moments —

She was with the president her trip to Paris with her husband when he made a trip to London in in 1961.

1961 and Mr Kennedy was godfather “She had to travel a lot and to Ms Radziwill’s daughter, liked to have me with her,” Ms Radziwill wrote in Happy Times, a memoir published in 2001, seven years after her sister’s death.

“Apart from mutual affection, I think our strongest bond was a shared sense of humour.”

Ms Radziwill’s life outside of travels with her sister was eventful enough.

She married a prince, Stanislas Radziwill of Poland, and had two children.