Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 903450
Animal Welfare: Internet
Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Peter Lamb
Labour — Crawley
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.
Answer
Feryal ClarkAnimal 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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