Written questions

Social Media: National Security

Lords · Question HL7609 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Strasburger

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the social media content referred to social media platforms by the National Security Online Information Team for potential terms of service violations is removed by the platforms.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, 3 Jun 2025

The content referred by DSIT's National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) to social media platforms serve as examples of narratives which are assessed as likely to violate terms of service and sit within NSOIT’s ministerially agreed national securi...