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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, the debate on this group has been a little longer, deeper and more important than I had anticipated. It requires all of us to reflect before Report on some of the…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy concern is also whether or not the bot is out of control. Can the Minister clarify that issue?25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, as we have said many times, this is a complex Bill. As we reflect on the priorities for Report, we can be more relaxed about some of the specifics on how Ofcom may…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, that was a good, quick debate and an opportunity for the noble Viscount to put some things on the record, and explain some others, which is helpful. It is always good to…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillBefore the Minister closes his folder and sits down, perhaps I could say that I listened carefully and would just like him to reflect a little more for us on my question of…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I regret that my noble friend Lord Lipsey is unable to be here. I wish him and the noble Lord, Lord McNally, well. I also regret that my noble friend Lord Stevenson is…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI move this amendment in my name as part of a group of amendments on media literacy. I am grateful to Full Fact, among others, for some assistance around these issues, and to Lord…11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all Members of the Committee for their contributions to a good debate. I was particularly happy to hear the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, describe it…11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this has been one of the most important debates we have had so far in Committee, covering most of the issues in Clause 12—effectively, the replacement of the legal but…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI understand all of that—I think—but that is not the regime being applied to children. It is really clear that children have a safer, better experience. The difference between…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will try to help the Minister. If the amendment has been poorly drafted, I apologise. It does not seek to require a platform to check the provenance of every piece of content,…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillPerhaps it would help if the Minister wanted to just set out the difference for us. Clearly, this Committee has spent some time debating the protection for children, which has a…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI think the Minister is trying to answer the point raised by my noble friend about vulnerable adults. I am interested in the extent to which he is relying on the Equality Act duty…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillAs ever, the noble Baroness is an important voice in bursting our bubble in the Chamber. I continue to respect her for that. It will not be perfect; there is no perfect answer to…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThat is right. What is interesting about that useful intervention from the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, is that that kind of gets search off the hook in respect of gambling. You are…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this discussion has been very useful. The noble Baroness, Lady Fox, as ever, made an interesting and thoughtful philosophical rumination. I hope that what she has just…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy noble friend Lord Stevenson apologises that he can no longer be with the Committee, and he apologised to me that I suddenly find myself introducing this amendment. It heads up…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillYes; the noble Baroness is right. She has pointed out in other discussions I have been party to that, for example, gaming technology that looks at the movement of the player can…02 May 2023