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Harassment: Internet |
| Question ID: |
1758027 |
| UIN: |
25932 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5322 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Will Forster
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| Asking Member handle: |
WillForster
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@WillForster
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Department is taking to tackle doxing; and whether she plans to (a) fast track protections for victims and (b) ensure social media platforms act swiftly to remove content |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-30 |
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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: |
DSIT is implementing the Online Safety Act which will bring in a number of protections for online users from the harms associated with doxing. In-scope providers will need to enact measures to take down illegal content and protect children from harmful co... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |