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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 217 in my name. I express my deep gratitude to the noble Baronesses, Lady Benjamin and Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, and the noble Lord, Lord…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, to be honest, this debate has been an incredible relief to me. Here we have been taking a step away from some of the high-level conversations we had about what we mean…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at the War Studies department of King’s College London. That is somewhere…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a tremendous honour to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I think it fair to say that we would just not be here today if not for the advocacy she has…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I speak to support my noble friend Lady Stowell and the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. I would like to share two insights: one a piece of experience from my role as a…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillDoes my noble friend the Minister recognise that those laws have been in place for the 30 years of the internet but have not successfully been used to protect the rights of those…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI know the Minister said that outcomes are detailed in the Bill already; I wonder whether he could just write to us and describe where in the Bill those outcomes are outlined.23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a great honour to rise after the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, who spoke so clearly about Amendment 52 and the group of amendments connected with health…11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe noble Baroness makes two incredibly important points. We are seeking to give people greater agency on their own health and the internet has been an enormous bonus in doing…11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe noble Baroness is entirely right to emphasise amplification. May I put into the mix the very important role of the commercialisation of health misinformation? The more you…11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillDoes the noble Lord have any reflections, talking about Snap, as to how the internet has changed in our time? It was once really for adults, when it was on a PC and it was only…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, some light can be shone on that question by thinking a little about what the gambling industry has been through in the last few years as age verification has got tougher…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I also support Amendments 29, 83 and 103 from the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie. As currently drafted, the Bill makes frequent reference to Ofcom taking into account “the…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I beg the forbearance of the Committee because, despite the best efforts of the Whips, this group includes two major issues that I must tackle. Starting with senior…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will build on my noble friend’s comments. We have what I call the Andrew Tate problem. That famous pornographer and disreputable character started a business in a shed…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I restate my commitment to Amendments 20, 93 and 123, which are in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Oxford,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillIt is a great honour to follow my noble friend. I completely agree with her that this is a powerful discussion and there are big problems in this area. I am grateful also to my…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI defer to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, on speech crime. That is not the area of my expertise, and it is not the purpose of my points. My points were to do with the kinds of…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a tremendous honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Browne, who put the case extremely well; I agree with every word he just said. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillCould the noble Lord advise us on how he would categorise a site such as Twitter, on which it is estimated that 13% of the page deliveries are to do with pornography? Does it…25 Apr 2023