Extract from committee stage (Lords) of the Online Safety Bill - May 9

Wednesday, 10 May 2023 08:15

Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-Afl):...It is also the case that inciting hatred around protected characteristics is fraught as an issue offline, let alone online. There are huge rows about whether accusations of Islamophobia and inciting hatred of Muslims are sometimes used to avoid open debates on extreme Islamist views. For example, will images such as the cartoons in the Charlie Hebdo magazine be seen as inciting hatred by some, and will they get filtered out? Similarly, some...Request free trial