Social Media: Monitoring
Commons · Question 74342 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that government monitoring of public social media content does not infringe upon freedom of expression and privacy rights.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 16 Sep 2025
Government firmly believes that people must be able to debate and discuss issues freely. The rights of citizens freedom of expression and access to journalism are essential to any functioning democracy.For example, the Department for Science Innovation &a...