Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 12902

Instagram: Politics and Government

Tabled: 5 November 2024

Answered: 15 November 2024

Question

Sam Carling

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 10824 on Instagram: Politics and Government, if he will ask Ofcom to investigate Instagram's limiting of political content.

Answer

Feryal Clark

The Online Safety Act has safeguards for freedom of expression and will give platforms that cross a certain threshold (known as ‘Category 1’ services under the framework) specific duties to safeguard news journalism and content of democratic importance. O...

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