Written Question·Home Office·UIN 68924
Social Media: Fraud
Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 28 July 2025
Question
Apsana Begum
Labour — Poplar and Limehouse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle people who commit fraud by developing fake romantic relationships on (a) Tiktok and (b) other steaming platforms and manipulate victims into transfer
Answer
Dan JarvisThe Online Safety Act (OSA) was passed in November 2023 and requires all in-scope platforms to tackle fraud originating on their platforms. Fraud is included in the Act as an illegal harm, meaning in-scope companies must take proactive measures to stop fr...
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