Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 55149
Social Media: Gangs
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) resources and (b) personnel required by Ofcom to protect users of online platforms from content promoting gang violence.
Answer
Feryal ClarkThe Online Safety Act gives user-to-user platforms and search services duties to take steps to protect all users from illegal content and children from harmful or age-inappropriate content. This includes duties to take down illegal content which provokes ...
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