Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 45798

Social Media: Standards

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Mr James Frith

LabourBury North

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to prevent social media companies from removing (a) C2PA Content Credentials and (b) other provenance metadata from content in order to help (

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Online Safety Act (OSA) represents our key legislative tool for tackling mis/disinformation and requires platforms to remove illegal mis/disinformation from their services. Our immediate focus is on quick and effective implementation. We will then loo...

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