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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q You mentioned that there is not adequate transparency and openness on how these things work. What systems would you like to see the Bill put the place to ensure the…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Good morning, witnesses. Thank you for joining us today. Does the Bill give Ofcom discretion to regulate on the smaller but high-risk platforms? Danny Stone: First, thank you…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q That brings me on to my next point, William, relating to concerns about the powers that the Bill gives to the Secretary of State and about the independence of the regulator and…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Thank you. Does anybody else want to comment? William Moy: There is also a point of principle about whether these decisions should be made by Government later or through open,…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q 187 Good morning to our witnesses. Thank you for joining us today. One of the main criticisms of the Bill is that the vast majority of the detail will not be available until…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)I need to declare an interest, Ms Rees. Danny Stone from the Antisemitism Policy Trust provides informal secretariat in a personal capacity to the all-party parliamentary group on…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Harm: Women and GirlsHave you got it in the Bill?26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Harm: Women and GirlsViolence against women and girls is a systemic problem online, but the Government have failed even to name it in the Bill. The Minister knows that there is widespread support for…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q But under the new Bill, as journalistic content, it would be allowed to remain on those social media platforms. Matt Rogerson: I think that would be subject to the guidance that…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Mr Rogerson, you mentioned that platforms and tech companies currently have a list of approved broadcasters that they are enabled to use, to ensure they have that content. Isn’t…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I would just like to query your thoughts on a right to redress for victims. Do you think that having an ombudsman in the Bill would be appropriate, and what would you like to…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q We have heard a lot of concern about disinformation by state actors purporting to be journalists and using that exemption, which could cause harm. Do you have any thoughts on…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Currently, is the definition of journalistic content used in the Bill clear, or do you find it ambiguous? Matt Rogerson: I think it is quite difficult for platforms to interpret…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q You would like to see a full exemption. Matt, do you have any thoughts on that? Matt Rogerson: Yes. I would step back a bit and point to the evidence that a few of your…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What further would you like to see? Owen Meredith: I would like to see a full exemption for recognised news publisher content.26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Good afternoon, both, and thank you for coming this afternoon. We have heard a lot about the journalistic content exemption. What is your view of the current measures in the…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q We have heard a lot from other witnesses about the ability of Ofcom to regulate the smaller high-risk platforms. What is your view on that? Poppy Wood: Absolutely, and I agree…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)That is fine. I will just ask you what you think the impact is of the decision to remove misinformation and disinformation from the scope of the Bill, particularly in relation to…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I do—thank you, Sir Roger. I am not sure if you managed to hear any of that interaction, Poppy. Do you have any comments to make on those points before I move on? Poppy Wood: I…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Part of the issue is that the regulated service providers have to rely heavily on the use of AI to facilitate monitoring and take down problematic content in order to comply…26 May 2022