Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 46444

Internet: Safety

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring social media platforms to (a) implement advanced virtual private network (VPN) detection technology to identify users

Answer

Feryal Clark

The Online Safety Act will place strict ‘illegal content’ duties on online platforms to protect children from being groomed by online predators, and to tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse content on their services.Ofcom sets out steps providers can...

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