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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...