Moved by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
153: Clause 49, page 49, line 27, after “bot” insert “or other automated tool”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment, and the next two amendments in my name, make it clear that an automated tool which is not a bot - as well as a bot - may be regarded as a user for the purposes of the definition of “user-generated content”.
154: Clause 49, page 49, line 28, leave out “bot’s functions” and insert “functions of the bot or tool”
Member’s explanatory statement
See the explanatory statement to the preceding amendment in my name.
155: Clause 49, page 49, line 30, after “bot” insert “or tool”
Member’s explanatory statement
See the explanatory statement to the first amendment of this Clause in my name.
156: Clause 49, page 49, line 38, leave out “description” and insert “kind”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment ensures consistency of language in referring to kinds of content.
157: Clause 49, page 49, line 45, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 50 and insert “, including where the publication of the content is effected or controlled by means of—
(a) software or an automated tool or algorithm applied by the provider or by a person acting on behalf of the provider, or
(b) an automated tool or algorithm made available on the service by the provider or by a person acting on behalf of the provider.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment is about what counts as “provider content” for the purposes of the exemption in Clause 49(6) of the Bill (which provides that comments/reviews on provider content don’t count as regulated user-generated content). Words are added to expressly cover the case where an automated tool or algorithm is made available on the service by a provider, such as a generative AI bot.