Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 59349

Meta: Disinformation

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Government departments work with Meta to (a) identify and (b) remove misinformation.

Answer

Feryal Clark
DSIT is responsible for the government’s relationship with social media platforms, and leads HMG’s domestic mis- and disinformation policy while working closely with other departments. The Online Safety Act’s duties address mis- and disinformation where i...

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