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HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sThe noble Baroness is right to highlight the importance of the definitions and ensuring that we target the platforms that we intend to. The definition that we have adopted from…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sThe noble Lord—who has been a consistent advocate of ensuring that our children are safe online throughout the many months that I have been here, and he has played a very…16 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsWe continue to support the AI Security Institute. It is very well respected by developers. That is why it has early access and is able to test the risks. Those risks are obviously…16 Jun 2026HANSARDOnline 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 2026HANSARDOnline 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 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sThe newly appointed chair of Ofcom has highlighted the importance to him of ensuring that Ofcom has the right capabilities in place. In writing to Ofcom to ask about capabilities…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank my noble friend for her passionate advocacy of the importance of improving online safety for our young people and for the engagement that she has had over the years with…16 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial 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 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sUnder-16s will still be able to access the internet and the news in that way. Social media is not the only source of news, nor is it always the most reliable or accurate source.…16 Jun 2026HANSARDOnline 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 2026HANSARDArtificial 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 2026HANSARDOnline 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 2026HANSARDArtificial 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 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsThe focus of the AI Security Institute is on its great relationships with frontier developers in order to be able to test these and provide feedback to them. Indeed, it publishes…16 Jun 2026