Speeches by Irons.

“On a broader point around video sharing platforms, you have both spoken passionately about the importance of high-quality content and what goes into making the programmes that you make. We have heard Milkshake! described as a safe space for parents and children on the linear schedule. Do you think that video sharing pl…”

“I broadened that out to include other content creators who are making higher-quality content. If you have content creators on your platform who you deem to be making higher-quality content, as Instagram does, are you promoting them—or will you in the future—above other stuff that perhaps is not as high-quality or is no…”

“Who determines what is misinformation on your platform?”

“Obviously, they have just been involved in a quite high-profile legal case in which they were found to have created a platform that is intentionally addictive to young people. Are you comfortable with your content being on a platform that is intentionally addictive?”

“Then you should have the figure, shouldn’t you?”

“Ian, in your written evidence, Sky asked that any new prominence regime covers public service content more broadly, rather than only content from PSBs. Sky is behind a paywall, so why would we pass legislation to protect your income, basically?”

“Obviously, they have just been involved in a quite high-profile legal case in which they were found to have created a platform that is intentionally addictive to young people. Are you comfortable with your content being on a platform that is intentionally addictive?”

“So it is not economically viable to be using YouTube. It is more of a marketing tool.”

“On YouTube.”

“On YouTube.”

“I will declare some interests: I worked at Channel 4 before becoming an MP, and I have two small children who have watched a lot of Milkshake!—thank you so much for your service. It is a really lovely thing. I am going to ask some questions about YouTube and video sharing platforms, and about prominence and what that m…”

“Who am I to tell you how to do anything in your business, but surely part of the negotiation with a teenager to have an account could be, “You need to have this linked to a parent.” Thirty-five might be a bit too high, but surely you can do things to ensure that it is not basically like sticking seatbelts in your car a…”

“Are your platforms safe for children aged 13 and above?”

“How do we help, basically?”

“I thank the Minister for her tireless work and campaigning on this issue, both in this place and in our community of Croydon. I know that this moral mission is personal to her, but given her experience, does she agree that tackling knife crime requires a whole-system approach bringing together policing, schools, health…”

“Ian, in your written evidence, Sky asked that any new prominence regime covers public service content more broadly, rather than only content from PSBs. Sky is behind a paywall, so why would we pass legislation to protect your income, basically?”

“Does that cost the BBC more money to use?”

“There is a lot of talk, especially around children’s content—and when we talk about children, we are talking about 13-year-olds for your platform. Especially when it comes to things like YouTube, in the context of a framework for what we consider high-quality content, we have picked up in this inquiry that there are a …”

“Can I ask Rebecca the same question? Do you have that figure?”

“This is slightly different from, say, walking across the street when somebody is speeding. In other areas of media—we had Sky and Paramount in earlier today—as a parent making decisions about where your children consume media, you are able to control by default what they see and how they consume that media, whereas you…”