Internet: Discrimination
Commons · Question 38792 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jas Athwal
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help reduce misogynistic content online.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 25 Mar 2025
The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services to proactively tackle the most harmful illegal content, including illegal misogyny.Where this type of abuse is not illegal, services likely to be accessed by children must provide safety measures to protect...