| Heading: |
Social Media: Safety |
| Question ID: |
1784369 |
| UIN: |
38132 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-13 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4743 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lee Anderson
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Lee Anderson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the accountability of social media companies on online safety. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-21 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4822 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Feryal Clark
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| Answering Member handle: |
FeryalClark
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@FeryalClark
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| Answer text: |
The Online Safety Act puts new duties on social media companies and search services, making them responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.The duties are now coming into effect, with platforms now being required by law to implement measures t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |