Freedom of Expression: Internet
Commons · Question 89391 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the new false communication offence in the Online Safety Act 2023 from stifling freedom of speech.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 19 Nov 2025
The false communications offence within the Online Safety Act captures communications where the individual knows the information to be false but sends it intending to cause harm to a likely audience, without reasonable excuse.Protecting freedom of express...