Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 38792

Internet: Discrimination

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Jas Athwal

LabourIlford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help reduce misogynistic content online.

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services to proactively tackle the most harmful illegal content, including illegal misogyny.Where this type of abuse is not illegal, services likely to be accessed by children must provide safety measures to protect...

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