Chris Philp: I thank the shadow Home Secretary for her comments and questions.

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Themes: Child safety & minors · Online platforms · Search services

Ecosystems: UK Online Safety Act

I thank the shadow Home Secretary for her comments and questions. She asked about protests. I agree that it is completely unacceptable for people to seek to intimidate others, to incite racial hatred or to glorify terrorism. In fact, it is illegal. The police have made 600 arrests at protests since 7 October, and we in Government are urging the police to use all their powers to ensure that hatred is not incited in the course of the marches that have happened. The shadow Home Secretary rightly asked about online safety, where a great deal of hatred is fomented. We are engaging with online platf

I thank the shadow Home Secretary for her comments and questions. She asked about protests. I agree that it is completely unacceptable for people to seek to intimidate others, to incite racial hatred or to glorify terrorism. In fact, it is illegal. The police have made 600 arrests at protests since 7 October, and we in Government are urging the police to use all their powers to ensure that hatred is not incited in the course of the marches that have happened. The shadow Home Secretary rightly asked about online safety, where a great deal of hatred is fomented. We are engaging with online platf…

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