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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)
The noble Lord raises a very important issue. The reality is that, when we undertook the emergency alert last year, 92% of people were reached via social media, meaning that 8% of the population were not touched by social media. So, physical paper—I am a very big fan of the traditional political leaflet—which means newspapers as well as other traditional media, remains a key part of our communication strategy, as it should.
Lord Clement-Jones (LD)
My Lords, in the Government’s welcome recently published strategy to reduce violence against women and children, they promise a whole-of-government approach. Yet, as my noble friend has pointed out, they are prioritising X as a platform in their communications. Is not this the perfect opportunity for the Government to demonstrate that they mean what they say? As my noble friend also says, X is publishing sexualised images without consent on its platform, so why are the Government not responding by reducing their dependence on X?