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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Third sitting)On a point of order, Ms Rees. There is a gentleman taking photographs in the Gallery.26 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Rachel, we have, in you, what we are told is a leading, pre-eminent authority on the issue of age verification, so we are listening very carefully to what you say. I am thinking…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Ian, how do you drive a culture change in the sector? Ian Stevenson: I think you have to look at the change you are trying to effect. For many people in the sector, there is a…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Lulu, how do you drive a culture change? Lulu Freemont: TechUK’s membership is really broad. We have cyber and defence companies in our membership, and large platforms and…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q So what needs to change in the Bill to make sure that happens? I am not clear. Susie Hargreaves: We just want to make sure that the ability to scan in an end-to-end encrypted…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q What risks do end-to-end encrypted platforms pose to children, and how should the Bill seek to mitigate those risks specifically? Susie Hargreaves: We are very clear that…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Adam, you said a few moments ago that companies are starting to put safety at the core of what they do, which will be welcome to us all—maybe it should have happened a lot…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Can they not just hop on a VPN and bypass the whole system anyway? Dr Rachel O'Connell: I think you guys will be aware of the DCMS programme of work about the verification of…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Would the other panellists like to comment on this? Jessica Eagelton: I think something that will particularly help in this instance is having that broad code of practice; that…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you to all the panellists; it is incredibly helpful to have you here. The strength of the Bill will really be underpinned by the strength of the criminal law that…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Not immediately —go on please.24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Two hopefully quick questions. I have been listening carefully. Could you summarise the main changes you will make to your products that your users will notice make them safer,…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I want to probe you a little on that. Harmful content not being defined means that you will not make any changes other than around that. It is quite a large Bill; surely there…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Is there capacity in the sector to deliver what you are talking about? Dame Rachel de Souza: I think we need to make capacity. There is some—the NSPCC has its Childline and, as…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I have a question for the Children’s Commissioner. You talked just now about doing more on the advocacy of individual cases. I asked a question of Ofcom in the first panel about…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q May I press a little further? The four new offences that you talked about, and others, and just the whole approach of regulation will lead more individuals to seek redress and…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q But you cannot give any further detail about specific changes you will make as a result of this legislation because you have not seen the guidance and the codes. Ben Bradley:…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q You talk about illegal content and that Ofcom would not have a view on particular laws, but do you think there are harmful areas of content that are not currently covered by the…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q So the bill is irrelevant to you. Katy Minshall: The Bill is a really important piece of regulation, which is why I was so pleased to come today and share our perspectives. We…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you very much to the witnesses who have taken the time to be with us today. We are really grateful. You have already alluded to the fact that you have quite extensive…24 May 2022