Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 30856
Internet: Self-harm and Suicide
Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ayoub Khan
Independent — Birmingham Perry Barr
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of the provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle suicide and self-harm content on smaller online platforms.
Answer
Feryal ClarkThe Online Safety Act will require in-scope user-to-user and search services – regardless of their size or reach – to prevent all users from encountering illegal suicide and self-harm content, and children from legal content which encourages, promotes or ...
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