This is not a terribly *bad* little blogpost by Connected Futures, however I do wish that they would not (like so many others) indulge in false dichotomy:

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Whose job is it to keep the online space safe? ‘Big Tech’ companies or government?

https://connectfutures.org/resources/the-uks-online-safety-bill-allegedly-the-safest-place-in-the-world-to-be-online/

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Unpopular as it may be amongst Governments who want to be seen to be “strong” and “doing things”, and amongst activists who decry “victim blaming” and who critique “corporations” and “late-stage capitalism” and “excessive individuality”, the truth is that the job of keeping online spaces (NB: plural) “safe” are the responsibilities BOTH of the people who manage AND the people who participate in those spaces. As one campaign put it:

Football should be a game for everyone, whether they play it, work it in it or support it. But not everyone is welcome. Kick It Out’s mission is to campaign for change to end discrimination and build belonging, so that everyone feels they can be a part of a sport that should be for all

https://www.kickitout.org/aim-and-objective

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In short: the responsibility is societal, not Big Government or Big Tech.