Ofcom to get powers to stop 'woke' social media firms being 'judge and jury' A new bill will see Ofcom reining in social media giants, with powers to levy multi-billion pound fines for breaches of duty of care laws 8 May 2021 • 8:00pm Ofcom is to get powers to prevent "woke" social media firms being "judge and jury" by arbitrarily removing political commentary. The new online harms watchdog will be able to intervene to get tech giants to reinstate content of “democratic importance” and to protect "freedom of expression". The move will be part of the Government’s new duty of care bill to be announced this week by Boris Johnson in the Queen’s Speech.