"My Lords, I rise today in support of Amendment 203 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I declare an interest as a recent guest of Google at its Future Forum policy conference. I apologise for not being able to make Second Reading and for not being present …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, I believe in a woman’s right to choose; the right to choose what she does with her own body and who owns her naked image. With the dawn of AI technology, women have lost this ability. A woman can no longer choose who owns an intimate image of …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, before the Minister sits down, can I get his assurance that any pledge on a creation offence will be consent-based and that intent will not have to be proved? He has pledged to legislate in this Session of Parliament, creating the offence, but I would really like to …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who participated in this debate, as well as those who could not be here but offered their support and advice. I thank again the wonderful charities that have fought so hard for so long on this issue. I pay tribute to the women …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for securing this debate and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, on her maiden speech.
I still remember the excitement from the day I purchased my first mobile, at the age of 10, from the Argos catalogue. Roll on just over …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s remarks and the Government’s step to introduce this SI. I have concerns that it misses the wider problems. The powers given to Ofcom in the Online Safety Act require a lengthy process to implement and are not able to respond quickly. They also do …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, the Revenge Porn Helpline has a removal rate of 90% of non-consensually shared intimate content, including deepfake. However, in 10% of cases, the host site will not comply with its removal, even where there has been a successful conviction. These sites are often hosted in Russia and Latin …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, research by Vodafone found that algorithms are pushing content to boys related to misogyny and violence following innocent and unrelated searches. Can the Minister say whether the Government are looking into how these algorithms have been used not only to push misinformation and disinformation but to push people …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech