Ofcom chief to be questioned about new online safety rules by Laura Kuenssberg
Date: 08:31 BST
Title: Changes to online safety top of the agenda on Kuenssberg this week
Content: It's Sunday morning - and can only mean one thing. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg is about to begin.
On today's show, Kuenssberg speaks to chief executive of Ofcom Melanie Dawes.
It comes as tech platforms will soon be legally obliged to stop children seeing harmful content online, after years of campaigning and political debate. You can read more about this here.
Also in the hot seat this week will be Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp.
Analysing this week's headlines on the panel will be Ian Russell from the Molly Rose Foundation, broadcaster Kay Burley and journalist and free speech campaigner Inaya Folarin Iman.
A reminder that this page will not contain regular updates, but you can watch the show by ticking watch live above from 09:00 BST.
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