PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Media: Disinformation (2 September 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disinformation on social media.
Asked by:
Mr Luke Charters (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Luke Charters (Labour)
Answer
The Online Safety Act (OSA) will be the Governments key tool in combatting online mis- and disinformation. It sets out a clear regulatory framework that will tackle both mis- and disinformation where it constitutes illegal content or harmful content to children.
In addition, we are educating and empowering users through our work on media literacy to increase society’s resilience to mis- and disinformation.
Officials also regularly meet with major platforms, about disinformation activity, emerging risks and platforms’ responses.
Answered by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
10 September 2024
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