Social Media: Fraud
Commons · Question 122622 · Tabled 20 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what enforcement action Ofcom has taken to date against platforms hosting scam advertisements.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 2 Apr 2026
The Online Safety Act (OSA) lists certain fraud offences as ‘priority offences’, meaning regulated services must prevent users encountering fraudulent content, swiftly remove it if it appears, and mitigate and manage the risk of their services facilitatin...