Speeches by Swallow.

“I do not want to press you on this point, but it is really important. We have been referring a lot to intimate images. Given the number of young people on your platform, you will appreciate why this is particularly important. You mention using AI to search for keywords and other linguistic markers in private messaging.…”

“Your rules for using the platform presumably apply equally in both public and private parts of your app.”

“Ms Beauchere, can I just say that as a former teacher—”

“But you seem to be setting out to the Committee that the way you enforce those community guidelines—the way you ensure that the content being served on your platform is both within those guidelines and, more broadly, within the law—is much more strongly monitored and enforced in the public side of your app than in the …”

“Ms Beauchere, can I just say that as a former teacher—”

“I do not want to take too much of the Committee’s time, but this is really important and quite alarming. Regardless of whether the user is under 16, under 18 or any age, your position is that the privacy trumps safety.”

“There are now 16% fewer people working on that. On the point around AI, your co-founder and CEO said, “a new way of working that is faster and more efficient” is now needed—presumably referring to AI and other solutions. What assurances can you give us that the safety of children can be made faster and more efficient t…”

“I thank my constituency neighbour for giving way. As he knows, there are many park homes across Bracknell Forest, which we both represent. I understand the scepticism that some have expressed about the call for evidence, but as he has identified, the Government need to put forward something that can stand up to those w…”

“Your rules for using the platform presumably apply equally in both public and private parts of your app.”

“I do not want to take too much of the Committee’s time, but this is really important and quite alarming. Regardless of whether the user is under 16, under 18 or any age, your position is that the privacy trumps safety.”

“I will come in specifically on that point, because as a gay man who grew up at the start of the social media age, this is something I think about a lot. There are challenges around creating that vision, particularly in rural communities and less connected communities, for smaller groups of individuals, such as young pe…”

“As well as speaking to hundreds of adults in my constituency and my local schools, I have tried to speak to as many young people as I can about this issue. What strikes me is that they actually raise huge concerns about social media and their own consumption of it. Although the balance of supporting a ban is probably s…”

“You are referring to the digital age of consent, which is 13 at the moment. Obviously, however, it is fairly clear that social media platforms frequently allow young people to access their services, or do not sufficiently block them from doing so.”

“I will come in specifically on that point, because as a gay man who grew up at the start of the social media age, this is something I think about a lot. There are challenges around creating that vision, particularly in rural communities and less connected communities, for smaller groups of individuals, such as young pe…”

“I do not want to take too much of the Committee’s time, but this is really important and quite alarming. Regardless of whether the user is under 16, under 18 or any age, your position is that the privacy trumps safety.”

“You say that you cannot give us exact numbers and you cannot give us complete reassurance that the team will not be affected by workforce changes. Could you write to the Committee, please, on both of those points to confirm how large the team is here in the UK and whether it is being affected by any workforce changes?”

“You say that you cannot give us exact numbers and you cannot give us complete reassurance that the team will not be affected by workforce changes. Could you write to the Committee, please, on both of those points to confirm how large the team is here in the UK and whether it is being affected by any workforce changes?”

“There are now 16% fewer people working on that. On the point around AI, your co-founder and CEO said, “a new way of working that is faster and more efficient” is now needed—presumably referring to AI and other solutions. What assurances can you give us that the safety of children can be made faster and more efficient t…”

“There are now 16% fewer people working on that. On the point around AI, your co-founder and CEO said, “a new way of working that is faster and more efficient” is now needed—presumably referring to AI and other solutions. What assurances can you give us that the safety of children can be made faster and more efficient t…”

“As a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, I thank the Secretary of State for appearing in front of our Committee on two occasions—he has truly embraced scrutiny. The JCHR is currently carrying out legislative scrutiny of the Bill, and the remarks I offer tonight are informed by the evidence that we have recei…”