Online Safety Debate
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Caroline Dinenage
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(1 month, 2 weeks ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)
I call the Chair of the Select Committee.
Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con)
I also warmly welcome this announcement. The sheer number of young people whose lives have been impacted by this issue is a damning indictment of a collective failure to keep children safe. Let us not forget that major tech companies have the capability to implement device-level controls but have chosen not to do so. As far as I am concerned, it is simply unforgivable that those companies innovate quickly on new products, yet so slowly on children’s safety. Given Ofcom’s sluggish implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023, can the Secretary of State explain to me how compliance with this policy will be monitored, and what sanctions will be available to address non-compliance?