Insert the following new Clause— “Purposes of Act
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Committee stage — Lords 20
at end insert— This Act does not apply in relation to moderation actions taken, or not taken, by users of a Part 3 service.”
at end insert— ““moderation action” means—
at end insert “or an internet service within subsection (4)(d)”
at end insert— an internet service, other than a regulated user-to-user service or search service, that meets the child user condition and enables or promotes harmful activity and content as set out in Schedule (Online harms to children).”
after second “service” insert “or an internet service within subsection (4)(d)”
after “services” insert “that are not Category 2A services”
Insert the following new Clause— “Further provision about notices under section 3(6)
at end insert— For further provision about notices under subsection (6), see section (Further provision about notices under section 3(6)).”
at end insert— The Secretary of State must make regulations making provision about how the number of a service’s monthly United Kingdom users is to be determined for the purposes of subsection (5).”
leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “a notice given by OFCOM to the provider of the service under this subsection has effect.”
leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “the service has at least one million monthly United Kingdom users.”
after “service” insert “is not a Category 2A service and”
after “service” insert “is not a Category 2A service and”
at end insert “, and the duty about record-keeping set out in section 19(8A).”
at end insert— the duty about illegal content risk assessments set out in section 9(8A),
at end insert “(2) to (10)”
at end insert “(2) to (6)”
at end insert “(2) to (8)”
at end insert— the duties on regulated provider pornographic content set out in section 72.”
Report stage — Lords 20
Insert the following new Clause— “Introduction
In subsection (2)(a), after “characteristic” insert “, or a combination of characteristics”
Divide Clause 11 into two clauses, the first (Safety duties protecting children) to consist of subsections (1) to (11) and the second (Safety duties protecting children: interpretation) to consist of subsections (12) to (19)
leave out “subsections (3)(b)” and insert “section 11(3)(b)”
leave out “this section” and insert “section 11”
leave out “this section” and insert “section 11”
leave out from beginning to “may” in line 2 and insert “Age verification or age estimation to identify who is or is not a child user or which age group a child user is in are examples of measures which (if not required by subsection (3A))”
at end insert— The duty set out in subsection (3)(a) requires a provider to use age verification or age estimation (or both) to prevent children of any age from encountering primary priority content that is harmful to children which the provider identifies on the service.
leave out “(for example, by using age verification)”
after “8” insert “and, in the case of services likely to be accessed by children which are Category 1 services, the duties about assessments set out in section (Assessment duties: user empowerment)”
leave out “duty about record-keeping set out in section 19(9)” and insert “duties about record-keeping set out in section 19(8A) and (9)”
at end insert— the duties about assessments related to adult user empowerment set out in section (Assessment duties: user empowerment),”
leave out “section 54” and insert “sections 54 to (“Priority content that is harmful to children”)”
leave out subsection (15)
leave out paragraph (b)
at end insert— mitigate the impact of harm to children in different age groups presented by features, functionalities or behaviours enabled or created by the design or operation of the service.”
at end insert— features, functionalities or behaviours (including those enabled or created by the design or operation of the service) that are harmful to children”
Insert the following new Clause— “Removal of exemption
At end insert— If the duty in subsection (3)(a) relates to pornographic content, the duty applies regardless of the size and capacity of a service.”
at end insert— protect children in age groups judged to be at risk of harm from features, functionalities or behaviours enabled or created by the design or operation of the service”