Social Media: Disinformation
Commons · Question 3898 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Luke Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disinformation on social media.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 10 Sep 2024
The Online Safety Act (OSA) will be the Governments key tool in combatting online mis- and disinformation. It sets out a clear regulatory framework that will tackle both mis- and disinformation where it constitutes illegal content or harmful content to ch...