Extract from committee stage (Lords) (day 7) of the Online Safety Bill - May 16

Wednesday, 17 May 2023 08:01

Baroness Merron (Lab):...To return to the issue of women and girls, two-thirds of women who report abuse to internet companies do not feel heard. Three-quarters of women change their behaviour after receiving online abuse. I absolutely agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, who made the point that the Bill currently assumes that there is no interconnection between different safety duties where somebody has more than one protected characteristic, because it misses reality....Request free trial