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Commons · Question 17822 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to protect the accounts of online businesses business from being erroneously temporarily disabled.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 12 Dec 2024

The Government acknowledges the impact of disabled accounts on businesses and that tech platforms need robust complaints systems. The Online Safety Act (OSA) requires in-scope services to have clear and accessible terms of service setting out the kinds of...