Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 89073

Internet: Safety

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Lee Pitcher

LabourDoncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Online Safety Act 2023 does not result in unintended consequences for (a) freedom of expression and (b) access to (i) supportive and (i

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Under the Act, both Ofcom and in-scope companies will have duties relating to freedom of expression, for which they can be held to account. Platforms will not be able to arbitrarily remove content and users will have access to effective complaints procedu...

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