Internet: Disinformation
Commons · Question 52614 · Tabled 15 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 23 May 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the (a) scope, (b) function and (c) remit of the proposed advisory committee on disinformation and misinformation in Section 152 of the Online
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 23 May 2025
The Online Safety Act provides clear requirements for the Committee’s responsibilities: advising Ofcom on how providers should address mis- and disinformation, and how Ofcom should exercise their transparency powers and fulfil their statutory duty to prom...