UK Parliament / Open data

Online Safety Bill

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

75: Clause 17, page 21, line 2, leave out “11(3)” and insert “11(2) or (3)”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is about complaints of content being blocked because of an incorrect assessment of a user’s age. A reference to Clause 11(2) is inserted, as the duty in that provision can also be complied with by using age verification or age estimation.

76: Clause 17, page 21, line 16, leave out from “if” to “the” in line 18 and insert “age verification or age estimation is used on the service with”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides that a provider can only conclude that children cannot access a service if age verification or age estimation is used on the service with the result that children are not normally able to access it.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

831 c1580 

Session

2022-23

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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