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Lord Scriven (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 June 2026

Debate

Misinformation: Social Market Foundation Report

Contribution

My Lords, once people get into the rabbit hole of disinformation or misinformation, the algorithms keep contributing to and multiplying the problem. Is it an option to look at the Government legislating that, every so often, the large tech companies have to press an “algorithm set to zero” button, which would mean that people are exposed to other information?

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