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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q You brought up the Prime Minister, so we’ll carry on down that route. One of the concerns about the Bill is the issue of protecting democratic importance. If there is an…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, both. Thank you for joining us today. We have recently had it confirmed by the Minister in a written parliamentary question that NFTs—non-fungible tokens—will be…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Would you be able to remove the content? Katy Minshall: At present, what would be expected of companies in that scenario is not entirely clear in the Bill. There are certainly…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Very briefly, Dame Rachel, I will build on what you were just saying, based on your experience as a headteacher. When I make my school visits, the teachers overwhelmingly tell…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q May I bring you on to the powers of the Secretary of State and the question of the regulator’s independence? The Bill will see the Secretary of State, whoever that may be, have…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Maria. I am just trying to get to the intricacies of this, and of what would happen during the time that it would take for you to recategorise.…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q So while that process is under way, there is no mechanism for you to take action against the platform. Kevin Bakhurst: May I answer this? We have some experience of this already…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q So as a result of these exemptions, the Bill as it stands could make the internet less safe than it currently is. Kyle Taylor: The Bill as it stands could absolutely make the…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q May I bring you back to putting this into practice, and to the recategorisation of platform and practice? If a category 2B platform as it stands in the Bill grows exponentially…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Kevin. You mentioned the categorisation of platforms. A number of stakeholders, including the platforms themselves and charities, have quite rightly raised some…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, both, and welcome to the Committee. The Bill as it stands places responsibility on Ofcom to regulate the 25,000 tech companies and the tens—if not hundreds—of…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)The witness on Thursday’s sitting, Danny Stone from the Antisemitism Policy Trust, is an informal secretariat in a personal capacity to the all-party parliamentary group on…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Is there a way in which the exemptions could be limited to ensure that the extremists you have mentioned cannot take advantage of them? Ellen Judson: I think there are several…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you all. Lulu, you mentioned concerns about the Secretary of State’s powers and Ofcom’s independence. Other concerns expressed about Ofcom include its ability to carry out…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q How many of those are directly employed by you and how many are third party? Richard Earley: I do not have that figure myself but I know it is predominantly the case that, in…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)You do not have the figures, so you cannot tell me. Richard Earley: I haven’t, no, but I will be happy to let you know afterwards in our written submission. Everyone who is…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q But that is only for those employed directly by Meta. Richard Earley: I will have to get back to you to confirm that, but I think it applies to everyone who reviews content for…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Sir Roger, and thank you to the witnesses for joining us. We hear a lot about the negative experiences online of women, particularly women of colour. If violence…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q To what extent do you think that the provisions on anonymity will assist in reducing online violence against women and girls? Will the provisions currently in the Bill make a…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q My final question is probably directed at you, Professor McGlynn. Although we welcome the new communications offence of cyber-flashing, one of the criticisms is that it will not…24 May 2022