Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 76178

Social Media: Advertising

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle undisclosed advertising on social media platforms.

Answer

Ian Murray
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the independent regulator for advertising in the UK and enforces the Advertising Codes. The Codes require that paid advertising content must be recognisable as such. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consume...
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