Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes

Tom Gordon Excerpts

Monday 12th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Liz Kendall]

My hon. Friend is a formidable campaigner on all these issues. The Minister for Online Safety and I are happy to meet with her to discuss all those ideas further.

[Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (LD)]

I welcome the statement by the Secretary of State. When she talks about a ban, one thing I am slightly concerned about, whether it is limited, short-term or long-term, is how it would be enforced. Is she confident that Ofcom could do so in response to X and what we have seen? How do we ensure that if we end up with a ban, temporary or otherwise, we do not allow people to circumvent it via the use of VPNs? What are her thoughts on that?

[Liz Kendall]

I hope that we do not get to that stage; I hope that X abides by the law and that Ofcom uses the powers that it has. That is extremely important, and we want to see that as quickly as possible. I am so sorry, but could the hon. Gentleman say the second part of the question again?

[Tom Gordon]

It was about ensuring that the ban is enforceable.

[Liz Kendall]

I think—