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Ed Davey interviewed by Carolyn Quinn at the Lib Dems’ Brighton conference. The party plans an Online Crime Agency to tackle offences from child sexual abuse material and deepfake AI porn to drug and weapons trafficking. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Ed Davey interviewed by Carolyn Quinn at the Lib Dems’ Brighton conference. The party plans an Online Crime Agency to tackle offences from child sexual abuse material and deepfake AI porn to drug and weapons trafficking. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Liberal Democrats Lib Dems propose big tech levy to fund £250m online crime agency Proposal one of many at conference responding to concern voters unaware of party’s policies or what it stands for

Prefer the Guardian on Google The Liberal Democrats say they will tax big tech to finance a new online crime agency, as they try to address concerns that not enough voters know what the party stands for.