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HANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionMy Lords, the Government recognise the serious risks posed by substances marketed online that are unsafe for human consumption. Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must take…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionThe Online Safety Act has duties in respect of children. Platforms that provide services to children must ensure that harmful content is not provided. Ofcom’s children’s harms…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionMy noble friend raises an important and serious point. Fraud is illegal and a priority offence under the Online Safety Act, and platforms are required to act where services are…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionSubstances that are illegal or that cause harm to children are caught under the Online Safety Act. Where they are classified as medicines, that is caught by the MHRA under the…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionThe Government support clean competition in sport, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport supports UK Anti-Doping and UK Sport in their efforts to protect clean sport and…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionThe noble Lord is right that the Online Safety Act already covers illegal content and child safety duties. Those duties are in force. Ofcom is now turning its focus to the…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionWhere it is claimed that products are sold for research purposes only, that does not prevent regulatory action where the available evidence suggests that they are in fact…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionMy noble friend raises an important question. The landscape here includes action by law enforcement agencies, such as that under the fraud strategy. It involves the MHRA and…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSocial Media: Substances Unfit for Human ConsumptionAs we discussed a little earlier this week in the House, advances are being made in the regulation in the measures that we are bringing forward to restrict social media companies…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDOnline Hate SpeechHateful online content impacts people and communities. Illegal hateful content can be used to incite violence and stoke public disorder. We have seen this across the UK. Even…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsMy Lords, no Government take AI sovereignty and security more seriously than this one. The UK is not a bystander when it comes to the security of AI. Our world-leading AI Security…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsThe noble Lord raises very important points, including the fact that Mythos and Fable are unavailable worldwide, including in the US. He rightly stresses the importance of the AI…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsMy noble friend highlights the importance of us being incredibly vigilant on cyber security. He highlights the important role that the cyber security Bill will play in bringing…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsWe are very attentive to the importance of building out sovereign AI capabilities that complement the strength of the UK’s AI sector. At the model level, the sovereign AI fund has…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDOnline Hate SpeechMy noble friend is right to emphasise that there can be no justification for violence and disorder; there is no place for anti- semitism, either online or offline. As she also…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDOnline Hate SpeechThe noble Baroness raises important questions about how platforms operate in practice and the interaction between the online and offline worlds. The Government’s document…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDOnline Hate SpeechWe share a commitment to tackling and stamping out antisemitism. It manifests in all parts of society and we need to act in all parts of society. In respect of the online world…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDOnline Hate SpeechThe importance of accurate, trusted news is essential. The noble Baroness touched on many different matters in her question. In respect of young people and their access to social…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDOnline Hate SpeechThe noble Lord raises the importance of being attentive and aware of the potential for foreign states to spread disinformation online, and through the Online Safety Act we have…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDOnline Hate SpeechMy noble friend is right to emphasise the importance of protecting all those with protected characteristics and stamping down on all sources that stir up hatred and division,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d ago