Social Media: Radicalism
Commons · Question 22527 · Tabled 7 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with social media platforms to help tackle the spread of extremism online.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 15 Jan 2025
Under the Online Safety Act, companies must act against illegal mis- and disinformation or hateful content, including illegal content that stirs up racial or religious hatred, and direct incitement to violence. The illegal content duty Codes of Practice a...