| Heading: |
Internet: Disinformation |
| Question ID: |
1750556 |
| UIN: |
20629 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4389 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ruth Cadbury
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| Asking Member handle: |
ruthcadbury
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@ruthcadbury
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking against individual service users whose online deceptions cause (a) non-trivial emotional and psychological damage, and (b) fall within the scope of c |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-30 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4822 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Feryal Clark
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| Answering Member handle: |
FeryalClark
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@FeryalClark
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| Answer text: |
Individuals can be prosecuted if they commit offences online or offline. The Online Safety Act forces online platforms and search services to reduce the risk of illegal content being encountered on their services. Platforms must focus on ‘priority offence... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |