Social Media: Discrimination
Commons · Question 66851 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will take steps to ensure that (a) X and (b) other social media platforms prevent their artificial intelligence systems from promoting (i) racist and (ii) anti-Semitic
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 18 Jul 2025
The Online Safety Act’s illegal content duties took effect on 17 March. These duties require user-to-user and search services to implement robust measures designed to reduce the risks that users encounter illegal content and activity, including from illeg...