The Online Safety Bill is the enactment of two long held UK government desires: the removal of harmful internet content, and visibility into end-to-end (E2E) content. Is the law legal? How will the messaging app providers respond? Can users do anything to ensure private communication despite the new law?A legal lawThe first page of the bill states (referring to the European Convention on Human Rights – ECHR): “Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998: ‘In my view the provisions of the Online Safety Bill are compatible with the Convention rights’. ”Related: US Lawmakers Propose Internet Controls to Fight Child PornRelated: Backdoors Would Introduce IT Infrastructure Risks: ENISARelated: The Argument Against a Mobile Device Backdoor for GovernmentRelated: Internet Access, Privacy ‘Essential for Freedom’: Proton ChiefSubmit TipAdvertising