Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 41575
Internet: Safety
Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Kirith Entwistle
Labour — Bolton North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will commission a report into real-world harms associated with smaller online forums that encourage (a) self-harm, (b) suicide and (c) misogyny.
Answer
Feryal ClarkThe Online Safety Act requires such services to risk assess for illegal content and have measures in place to tackle it. Ofcom have already launched an enforcement programme which includes asking small but high-risk services for their risk assessments by ...
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