Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 105306

Social Media: Death and Injuries

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had recent discussions with social media companies on the rapid removal of graphic or traumatic content depicting serious injury or death.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
DSIT has regular discussions with social media companies about a number of online safety matters, including tackling harmful content.The Online Safety Act gives social media platforms duties to protect their users from harmful content. Under the regulator...
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