Is Ofcom keeping up with tackling online harms? Lords Committee hears from experts
The Communications and Digital Committee takes evidence from academics and experts on online safety regarding Ofcom’s additional consultation on its Codes of Practice under the Online Safety Act.
Meeting details
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Work
Online Safety Act (Non-inquiry session)
Assistant Professor in Law at University of Sussex
Lecturer in Law at University College London
Chief Technology Officer at Internet Watch Foundation
Background
The session is one of two public evidence sessions the Committee will hold on the consultation as part of its work to scrutinise the implementation and effectiveness of the Online Safety Act.
Possible areas for discussion
Possible areas for discussion with witnesses include:
- The risks and benefits of using proactive technologies such as hash matching for content moderation, and how tech platforms can be held to account for their use of those technologies.
- The proposed changes to recommender systems and how to achieve the right balance between supressing illegal content and protecting free speech online.
- The proposed approach to livestreaming moderation and whether Ofcom’s desire for platforms to use human moderation for livestreams is realistic.
- Gaps that remain in tackling the spread of illegal content online and how Ofcom can keep pace with developments in online harms and technologies.