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Lib Dem MP for Frome & East Somerset 🔶

@libdems Spokes for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

(Promoted by the Liberal Democrats, 64 Weymouth Road, BA11 1HJ)
Frome & East Somerset anna4fes.uk Joined August 2013
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Well done to the judge for saying this - welcome contrast to some jaw dropping comments by Ian Winter, Brand's KC.

I am glad Brand has been sentenced (although I feel it could have been longer) and I hope any other victims - of Brand or anyone else - will feel able to come forward in due course and know that they will be listened to and taken seriously.
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'Whatever women wear, wherever they go, indeed whatever they drink, they retain the right to say no' - Judge Bennathan
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Anna Sabine MP Verified account @anna4fes
Keeping young people safe online is essential, but we cannot do that if we expose their personal information to big US tech platforms.

Leaving social media companies free to choose their own methods incentivises the most intrusive checks, undermining trust in much-needed online safety regulations.

We cannot squander the opportunity to make the internet safer through poor implementation. Ofcom must go back to the drawing board and ensure age verification is effective, proportionate and privacy-preserving.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
www.bbc.co.uk Ofcom outlines age verification for under-16s ahead of social media ban Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.