Internet: Misrepresentation
Commons · Question 125064 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to prevent websites from imitating legitimate digital services in order to mislead consumers into entering paid subscriptions.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 28 Apr 2026
The Online Safety Act lists certain fraud offences as ‘priority offences’, meaning regulated services must prevent users encountering user-generated fraudulent content, swiftly remove it when appearing, and mitigate and manage the risk of their services f...