Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 3771

Disinformation

Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal DemocratOxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on establishing Ofcom’s Advisory Committee on Misinformation and Disinformation.

Answer

Feryal Clark
While the Online Safety Act (OSA) requires Ofcom to establish an advisory committee on disinformation and misinformation, the process and timing of setting it up remains at Ofcom’s discretion.Ofcom has confirmed that the Mis/Disinformation Advisory Commit...

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