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HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sThe onus will be on the social media companies to age verify. The specific point I referred to is that the Secretary of State has written to Ofcom to look at options for highly…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank the noble Lord, Lord Nash, for his comments and, moreover, for his engagement over the last months—in fact, it was longer—with me on this topic. We will be able to…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank the noble Baroness for raising two important points. We have been looking at the evidence from Australia and on age assurance. There are differences in the UK approach.…16 Jun 2026HANSARDOnline 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 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, for their contributions. They have been at the forefront of calls to engage on how to make our…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank my noble friend for the work of her committee, and for the scrutiny, ideas and suggestions that it has provided over the years. I stress again the importance of ensuring…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 2026HANSARDOnline 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 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsThe noble Lord is spot on to highlight this point. On the approach that the sovereign AI fund is taking, it is investing. We are also providing access to compute, and we are able…16 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsI am very happy to make the letter regarding the suggestion from the Turing Institute and the noble Lord, Lord Tarassenko, available to all in the House. Our view is that the best…16 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsThe AI Security Institute did test Mythos and Fable before they were launched. In light of the risks that they potentially posed—Mythos in particular—we also gave advice to our…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-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 2026HANSARDWorking From Home (Home-based Working Committee Report)My Lords, I am pleased to respond for the Government, and I will address the key themes that have emerged through this thoughtful debate. I, too, start by thanking the noble…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe noble Lord is right: there has been progress in implementing the Online Safety Act since the illegal content code and the children’s code came out. As I mentioned, there have…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe particular expectation that has been set for industry is in relation to nudity detection, and that technology has advanced substantially. Apple has rolled out device-level age…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe noble Baroness is right to highlight the importance of the effectiveness of any regime; that is the central focus of what we are trying to do to keep children safe online. We…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI agree with the noble Lord that there is unanimity on the importance of tackling child sexual abuse online and taking measures to further restrict that and make it harder. As my…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe consultation to which the noble Lord refers includes looking at features and functionalities; it looks at addictive algorithms, screen time and the impact on children’s…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenMy noble friend is right to highlight the high expectations we have for this to be rolled out. We have made it very clear that, if those high expectations for the rollout at scale…09 Jun 2026