Social Media: Artificial Intelligence
Commons · Question 34819 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the remit is of the (a) Information Commissioner's Office and (b) Ofcom for algorithmic recommender systems on social media.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 11 Mar 2025
The Information Commissioner’s Office enforces the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Organisations that process personal data through algorithmic recommender systems are subject to the requirements of the data protect...