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HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and SportThe Bill absolutely addresses the non-consensual sharing of intimate images in that way, so that would be something the regulator should take enforcement action against—21 Jul 2022HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and SportA number of Members raised the issue of freedom of speech provisions, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Windsor (Adam Afriyie) at the end of his excellent speech. We have…21 Jul 2022HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and SportA number of Members raised the issue of freedom of speech provisions, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Windsor (Adam Afriyie) at the end of his excellent speech. We have…21 Jul 2022HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and SportOn the amendments that the former Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon South (Chris Philp), spoke to, the word “consistently” has not been removed from the text. There…21 Jul 2022HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and SportThe Bill absolutely addresses the sharing of non-consensual images in that way, so that would be something the regulator should take enforcement action against— [Official Report,…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI think that the codes of practice establish what we expect the response of companies to be when dealing with priority illegal harm. We would expect the regulator to apply those…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThank you, Mr Speaker. I am honoured to have been appointed the Minister responsible for the Online Safety Bill. Having worked on these issues for a number of years, I am well…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI completely agree with my right hon. and learned Friend. That is why the Bill passed Second Reading without a Division and the Joint Committee produced a unanimous report. I am…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillExactly. The concept at the heart of this legislation is simple. Tech companies, like those in every other sector, must take appropriate responsibility for the consequences of…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMy right hon. Friend is entirely right on that point. The structure of the Bill is very simple. There is a legal priority of harms, and things that are illegal offline will be…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe hon. and learned Lady makes a very important point. The legislation sets regulatory thresholds at the criminal law level based on existing offences in law. Many of the points…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe hon. and learned Lady is right. There are priority offences where the companies, regardless of their terms of service, have to meet their obligations. If something is illegal…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe right hon. Lady makes a very important point. There have to be minimum safety standards, and I think that was also reflected in the report of the Joint Committee, which I…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe Joint Committee’s recommendation was for a restructuring of the Bill, so that rather than having general duty of care responsibilities that were not defined, we defined those…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, and as I said earlier, he is absolutely right. There is no requirement for platforms to take down legal speech, and they cannot be directed to do…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIt was a pleasure to serve alongside the hon. Lady on the Joint Committee. There are clear new offences relating to knowingly false information that will cause harm. As she will…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI think we would all agree that when we look at the priority harms set out in the Bill, women and girls are disproportionately the victims of those offences. The groups in society…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillAs I said, a company may be asked to address this, which means that it has to set out what its policies are, how it would deal with that content and its terms of service. The Bill…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend raises an important point that deserves further consideration as the Bill progresses through its parliamentary stages. There is, of course, still a general…12 Jul 2022