Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:18 am on 12 September 2024.
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Conservative
11:18,
12 September 2024
My Lords, false information is as likely to be spread through online platforms with smaller numbers of users as those with many users. We have heard about the role of Telegram in spreading disinformation about this summer’s disorder, as well as the terrible suicide forums. I was very pleased to see the Secretary of State’s letter to ofcom this week on “small but risky” online services. Will the Minister meet me to discuss the issue of platform categorisation, given the Amendment I proposed to the then Online Safety Bill, which this House passed in July 2023?
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