Jess Phillips
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172 appearances
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2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 8 Jun
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that means that because of what is already in the Online Safety Act, which is specifically about the companies, the platforms, the Online Safety Act is about the platforms, what this is about is really specifically about the devices.
So that's why that legislation can't just be used for that, but you can easily.
If the Prime Minister decided tomorrow he currently has the power to ban social media, that could be done very, very, very quickly.
I reckon it's blowing towards ban.
chatting to people yeah yeah yeah like it seems like that's the way it's going um but then the devil in that will absolutely be in the detail of um uh what car votes people then come for or what uh yeah because a ban a ban isn't necessarily a ban
Yeah.
And also like where they went wrong in Australia, although I have to say all power to the elbow of Australia for leading the world on this.
But where they went wrong is sort of like a prescribed list of platforms that doesn't include things like, for example, Roblox, which I have literally seen used everywhere.
to give small amounts of money to children who have uploaded live sex feeds in encrypted spaces, found on Roblox and paid in Robux.
So there is going to have to be which platforms and what are we talking about?
When we say ban social media, what does that actually mean?
It's not that big.
Do you know how many people work in the government?
I mean, literally thousands.
When I first arrived at the Home Office, I was like, does one of you do nails?
There is a phenomenal, and do you know what?
There is a phenomenal will, and I must absolutely pay credit to some amazing civil servants who have worked specifically on this, what is being announced today.
And, you know, sometimes banging heads against the wall in frustration.
Oh, God, too much.
Yeah, he came to my house.
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