Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 61100
Social Media: Regulation
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025
Question
Paul Davies
Labour — Colne Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that social media platforms enforce their own (a) hate speech and (b) child protection policies.
Answer
Feryal ClarkUnder the Online Safety Act, the largest services will need to put in place processes to enforce any Terms of Service they set for legal content for adults, including legal hate speech. Platforms likely to be accessed by children must also protect childre...
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