PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Media (14 October 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings Ministers of her Department have had with social media companies to discuss harmful online content since May 2015.

Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)

Answer

Home Office Ministers routinely meet with a range of stakeholders, including social media companies, to discuss action to protect people from harmful online content. Ministers also meet social media companies on specific issues such as online hate crime and extremism.

In addition, they attend meetings of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), which brings together industry, law enforcement, academia, charities, parenting groups and government departments and meets on a regular basis.


Answered by:
Sarah Newton (Conservative)
20 October 2016

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