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roryirvinetoday at 11:19 AM1 replyview on HN

The draft Online Safety Bill was first published in 2021, was substantially re-written and re-introduced in early 2022, was amended over the course of the next 18 months, and eventually passed into law as the Online Safety Act in October 2023.

Peter Kyle was in opposition until July 2024, so how could he have spearheaded it?


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Festrotoday at 11:21 AM

Because he implemented it under his tenure in July 2025. He didn't come up with it, he spearheaded its actual implementation. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

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