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| Question ID: |
1788646 |
| UIN: |
903450 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5345 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Peter Lamb
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| Asking Member handle: |
PeterKLamb
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@PeterKLamb
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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 with Cabinet colleagues to encourage social media companies to tackle animal abuse content online. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-26 |
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| Is holding answer: |
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: |
Animal abuse content is horrific, and social media companies must do more to tackle it.Social media platforms and search services have duties to tackle animal abuse content and implement safety-by-design features under the Online Safety Act.Ofcom – the in... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |