Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 22527

Social Media: Radicalism

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with social media platforms to help tackle the spread of extremism online.

Answer

Feryal Clark
Under the Online Safety Act, companies must act against illegal mis- and disinformation or hateful content, including illegal content that stirs up racial or religious hatred, and direct incitement to violence. The illegal content duty Codes of Practice a...

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