Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 21653
Social Media: Discrimination
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Mims Davies
Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for her policies of the 40 safety measures that Ofcom has set out for social media platforms to tackle misogyny.
Answer
Feryal ClarkThe Online Safety Act puts new duties on social media companies and search services, making them responsible for their users’ safety. These include new duties tackling illegal content and activity which affects women and girls, including intimate image ab...
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