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HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenNot really.20 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenThe right hon. Member knows that the mechanism will depend on the policy that we put forward. I want to do this properly and thoroughly so that when we take a decision, it will…20 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI hope that we do not get to that stage; I hope that X abides by the law and that Ofcom uses the powers that it has. That is extremely important, and we want to see that as…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesMy hon. Friend is a formidable campaigner on all these issues. The Minister for Online Safety and I are happy to meet with her to discuss all those ideas further.12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI will do anything I can to ensure that this is sorted in every part of our proud United Kingdom. If the hon. Lady has further ideas, I hope she will write to me about them,…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The legislation is clear: it is illegal to share or attempt to share. It will be illegal to create or attempt to create. The nudification apps…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesMy hon. Friend is another amazing campaigner on these issues. She is right to raise the issue of speed. I think I am correct in saying that the legislation expects platforms, when…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesPatience is not my greatest virtue. I want us to act faster and more firmly, and I am sure that that message will be heard loud and clear by Ofcom and by X, which has the power to…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesMy hon. Friend has raised a really important issue, which I am happy to discuss with her further. What she says is exactly what is happening in this country. I know that many…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesOther countries have different legislative systems. I believe that our Online Safety Act 2023, along with the other measures that I have mentioned, is one of the most…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI hope I have made clear my position on that, on the legislation and on my expectations, but I am more than happy to discuss it further with the hon. Lady.12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI am sure that Ofcom knows only too well the expectation not only of this House, but more importantly of the country and victims, that action must be taken. We will continue to…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesThe legislation that we in this House voted for, the Online Safety Act, gives Ofcom those powers. I would expect a swift timeline and for any investigation to be done as soon as…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI will definitely meet anyone who has evidence about that and what we need to do.12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. I set out in my statement the steps that can be taken. A formal investigation has been launched, as the public would expect—I…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI was going to say that I was grateful to the hon. Lady for her support for Ofcom’s action and investigations, and her support for our action on banning nudification apps, and…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI am genuinely grateful to my hon. Friend for all the work she and her Committee have done on this issue. I have read its work in detail since coming into post. She will know that…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesWith permission, I would like to make a statement on artificial intelligence, social media and online safety. No woman or child should live in fear of having their image sexually…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI thank the hon. Lady for her comments, for her letter to me—I hope that she has received the reply; I tried to get that done as quicky as possible—and for her passionate…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesAbsolutely no options are off the table. As I said to the Opposition spokesperson, the Online Safety Act includes a backstop power: if Ofcom decides that X has repeatedly refused…12 Jan 2026