Internet: Safety
Commons · Question 27742 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) community information websites, (b) hobbyist forums and (c) other small (i) websites and (ii) discussion forums are not disproport
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 7 Feb 2025
Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope user-to-user and search services must assess for risks of illegal content and harm to children. Ofcom is the independent regulator for this regime. It sets out what steps small low-risk providers need to take to fulfi...