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Leslie Church

Liberal on Safe Social Media Act 2026-10-28

150 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Karim Bardeesy (Liberal)

“Madam Speaker, I listened with great interest to my colleague’s speech; she has so much commitment and expertise on this issue. I am wondering if she could expound on a point she made in her speech around the inability or the unwillingness of companies that have been faced with these issues, the research in front of them and the increasingly concerning effects being caused by their technologies. I wonder if she can describe in fuller detail what it is that is preventing them from acting and why government action is necessary.”

Statement grade

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Average 86 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Claims 100%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Madam Speaker, Claims · 150 wordsover the last 15, nearly 20 years that we have been living in a digital world, from YouTube to the iPhone to the social media that we know today, such as Facebook and Twitter.¹ Platforms have been evolving.Partly on point What we do know consistently is that they have been evolving and growing in a way that is designed to create attention, that is designed to create addiction, that is designed to create clicks and likes.Unearned certainty Platforms know this. We have had variations of this debate at different times in the last 15 years.Partly on point For things like figuring out how to take down content quickly, we know that many of these companies have had to stand up thousands of employees to do that work, ²but they are shirking their responsibilities to do it quickly and to address all the different types of harmful content that we know they know are out there.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 100

0 of 4 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Nothing lost points.

Relevance · 76

3 of 4 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the point put to the member, and the bill under debate.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “over the last 15, nearly 20 years that we have been living in a digital world, from YouTube to the iPhone to the social media that we know today, such as Facebook and Twitter.”Background on the digital era’s history, not the reasons companies fail to act.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “Platforms have been evolving.”A general observation about platforms, not the question about their unwillingness to act.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “We have had variations of this debate at different times in the last 15 years.”A remark on the debate’s history, not the companies’ failure to act.

Respect · 100

0 of 4 deductions are Respect

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 69

1 of 4 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “What we do know consistently is”The phrase asserts certainty about the platforms’ design without pointing to any source or evidence.

Claims · 2

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“from YouTube to the iPhone to the social media that we know today, such as Facebook and Twitter”YouTube, the iPhone, Facebook and Twitter all appeared within roughly the last 15 to 20 years.search
2“many of these companies have had to stand up thousands of employees”Many social media companies have employed thousands of staff to work on taking down content quickly.search

Analysed on 2026-10-30