Social Media: Monitoring
Commons · Question 74346 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his policy is on the (a) storage, (b) retention and (c) use of data collected from social media monitoring activities by (i) government departments and (ii) affiliated agencies.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 11 Sep 2025
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology complies with UK data protection legislation, ensuring data is used fairly, and handled appropriately. That includes data collected from social media monitoring activities.For example, DSIT’s National ...