Democracy and Disinformation: Social Media
Commons · Question 109647 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Resilience and Reconstruction entitled Disinformation, UK Democracy, and At
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 9 Feb 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 January to Question 105450. As concerns the algorithms of social media platforms, the Online Safety Act gives Ofcom the power to request information on their design, including as this relates to allegati...