Written questions

Social Media: Radicalism

2026-06-16 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · 10966 · Official question

Shockat Adam

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of social media monetisation and advertising revenue in incentivising the creation and spread of extremist, misogynistic an

Answer

Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must tackle illegal content, including terrorist content and religious or race-based hatred, and protect children from legal but harmful content like abuse. The Government aims to halve violence against women and gir...