YouTube: Hate Crime
Commons · Question 61835 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with YouTube on tackling extreme misogynistic content.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 1 Jul 2025
The Online Safety Act gives online platforms new duties to put in place systems and processes to remove illegal content on their services, including extreme misogynistic content. Ofcom has a broad range of powers to assess and enforce compliance with the ...