Social Media: Violence
Commons · Question 2780 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce fines for social media companies for failure to remove online material which incites violence.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 9 Sep 2024
The Online Safety Act 2023 places duties on user to user services to proactively mitigate the risk that their services are used for illegal activity or to share illegal content. This includes content that incites violence and content which stirs up religi...