Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 46648

Internet: Suicide

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has he made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act in tackling forums and websites that promote suicide methods.

Answer

Feryal Clark
Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope services, regardless of their size, must prevent all users from encountering illegal suicide content, and children from harmful suicide content. On 9 April, Ofcom launched an investigation into whether the provider of...

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