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How the online safety act triggered a political row about freedom of speech
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July 29, 2025
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24:17Now PlayingNigel Farage has demanded an apology from a Labour minister who said he was "on the side" of sexual predators like Jimmy Savile.
The row erupted over the Reform UK leader's stance on the Online Safety Act.
The act requires internet users to prove their age before accessing pornographic websites.
Mr Farage said that was an infringement on freedom of speech - Labour's Peter Kyle said that position put him in the same camp as "extreme pornographers".
Sophy Ridge was joined by former senior Conservative cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi, Labour MP for Brent East, Dawn Butler, former science and technology secretary, Michelle Donelan, Jim Killock, of the Open Rights Group, and Sky's Mickey Carroll to discuss the issue.
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