"Just to be clear, we are saying that the only reason why we should not be encouraging the companies to do the risk assessment is that Ofcom might not be able to cope with dealing with all the risk assessments. But surely that is not a reason not to do …..." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech
"As my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South has said, the point here is about cultural change, and the way to do that is through leadership. It is not about shutting the gate after the horse has bolted. Fining the companies might achieve something, but it does …..." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech
"I beg to move amendment 105, in clause 15, page 14, line 33, after “ensure” insert “the safety of people involved in UK elections and”...." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech
"I rise to speak to amendments 105 and 106, in my name, on protecting democracy and democratic debate.
Within the Bill, there are significant clauses intended to prevent the spread of harm online, to protect women and girls against violence and to help prevent child sexual exploitation, while at the …..." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech
Five years later, we continue to see significant volumes of racist, sexist and homophobic hate-filled abuse and threats online to politicians of all parties. That is unacceptable in itself, but we must ask whether this toxic environment helps to keep decent people in politics …..." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech
"The Minister makes a really valid point and is right about the impact on the individual. The point I am trying to make with the amendments is that this is about the impact on the democratic process, which is why I think it fits in with clause 15. It is …..." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech
"Q Thank you, witnesses, for your time this morning. I am going to focus initially on journalistic content. Is it fair that the platforms themselves are having to try to define what journalistic content is and, by default, what a journalist is? Do you see a way around this?
"Q Is there a body that sets out a framework around journalistic standards that the Bill could possibly refer to?
William Moy: No.
William Perrin: At Carnegie, in our earliest work on this in 2018, we were very clear that this Bill should not be a route to regulating …..." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech
"Q What would you change about clauses 15 and 16? Is there an argument that they should not be there at all?
Professor Lorna Woods: I have to confess that I have not really looked at them in great detail, although I have read them. I do not think …..." Kim Leadbeater - View Speech