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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)Obviously, I encourage the Committee to support those clauses standing part of the Bill. They impose duties on search services—we touched on search a moment ago—to assess the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I am happy to follow your direction, Ms Rees. I find that that is usually the wisest course of action. I will speak to amendment 18, which is definitely on the agenda for this…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)The question of proof is a separate one, and that would apply however we drafted the clause. The point is that the clause provides that any presence of a prohibited image would…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)One last time, because I am conscious that we need to make some progress this afternoon.07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for joining us and giving evidence, Frances; it is nice to see you again. We had evidence from Meta, your former employer, on Tuesday, in which its representative…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Yes, but with the amendment committed to on Second Reading, you would say that the Bill does meet those freedom of speech objectives, subject to the detail. Owen Meredith:…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I thank the witnesses for joining us this afternoon, and particularly Martin Lewis for his campaigning in this area. I will start by agreeing with the point that Martin Lewis…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Harm: Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady is raising an incredibly important issue. Both girls and boys are covered under the provisions that protect children from harms. When we designate the list of harms,…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I have one final question that again relates to the question of reporting scams, which I think two or three witnesses have referred to. I will briefly outline the provisions in…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)I am very grateful. Thank you.26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Yes, that is a very good question. Please do write to us about that. Clause 140, on super-complaints, refers to “regulated services”. My very quick, off-the-cuff interpretation…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Well, your organisation, as one that represents firms in this space, could in fact be designated as a super-complainant to represent your members, as much as someone like Which?…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q That is a really important point—you made it earlier—about the complaints process being hidden. Clause 18(2)(c) says that the complaints system must be “easy to access, easy to…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q I understand; thank you. Liron, in an earlier answer, you referred to the protections for content of democratic importance and journalistic content, which are set out in clauses…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Harm: Women and GirlsYes, I can categorically give that assurance. There has been some misinformation around this issue. First, there is nothing at all in the Bill that requires social media firms to…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Okay, thank you. My last question touches on those issues and is for each of the panel in turn. Some people have claimed—I think wrongly—that the provisions in the Bill in some…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. You made a very important point: there is nothing in the Bill that requires censorship or prohibition of content that is legal and harmless to children. That is a…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Good. Thank you, Stephen. Liron? Liron Velleman: We are satisfied that the Bill adequately protects freedom of speech. Our key view is that, if people are worried that it does…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q The shadow Minister’s question is related to the removal of what was clause 103 in the old draft of the Bill. As she said, that related to media literacy. Does the panel draw…26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Picking up that last point about representation for particular groups of users including children, Ms Perry, do you agree that the ability to designate organisations that can…26 May 2022