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HANSARDOnline Safety BillAnd it has been highly contentious whether the right to vote gives them independence. For example, you would still be accused of child exploitation if you did anything to a person…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe quip works, but political rights are not quips. Political rights have responsibilities, and so on. If we gave children rights, they would not be dependent on adults and adult…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome many of these amendments. I found reading them slightly more refreshing than the more dystopian images we have had previously. It is quite exciting, actually,…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group that probe how removing illegal material is understood and will be used under the Bill. The noble Lord, Lord Moylan, explained a…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThat is very helpful. I am concerned that removing so-called illegal content for the purpose of complying with the regulatory system covers not only that which reaches conviction…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I really appreciated the contribution from the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, because she asked a lot of questions about this group of amendments. Although…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI appreciate that that this is the case we all have in the back of our minds. I am asking whether, when Meta says it is content agnostic, the Bill is the appropriate place for us…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI agree with the noble Baroness, which is precisely why I am suggesting that we need to consider whether privacy should be sacrificed totally in relation to the argument around…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, there have been some excellent speeches so far. The noble Lord, Lord Allan of Hallam, brilliantly laid out why these amendments matter, and the noble Lord, Lord Moylan,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will finish here, because we have to get on, but I did not introduce content; it is in the four Cs. One of the four Cs is “content” and I am reacting to amendments tabled by the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI want to clarify one point. I have had a slightly different experience, which is that for many people—women, at least—whom I have talked to recently, there is an over-enthusiasm…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe noble Lord has concluded with my conclusion, which was to say that those services will be driven out, but not because they are irresponsible around horrible, dangerous…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I would like to say something very quickly on VPN. I had a discussion with some teenagers recently, who were all prepared for this Bill—I was quite surprised that they…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI completely understand that; I was making the point that there will be disagreements in judgments. In that instance, it was resolved by a court, but we are talking about a…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillPerhaps I might go back to an earlier point. When the Minister said the Government want to make sure, I think he was implying that certain companies would try to avoid obligations…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 4, I will also speak to Amendments 6 to 8 and 12 and consequential Amendments 288 and 305, largely grouped under the heading “exemptions”. In this…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I thank people for such a wide-ranging and interesting set of contributions. I take comfort from the fact that so many people understood what the amendments were trying…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, to go back not just to the age question, the noble Lord, Lord Allan of Hallam, reminded us that community-led moderation is not just Wikipedia. What I tried to hint at…25 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, and the noble Lord, Lord Young, for explaining so very comprehensively what the issues are. The key question is whether the…24 Apr 2023