A question on #Internet #Safety tabled by The Lord Bishop of St Albans on 27-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch.

Heading: Internet: Safety
Question ID: 1789693
UIN: HL6263
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-27
Asking Member ID: 4308
Asking Member display name: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Asking Member Twitter reference: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the risks posed by online communities to teenage boys, and what assessment they have made of the role these play in encouraging sexual and physical abuse, violence and extremism.
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Date answered: 2025-04-10
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Answering Member ID: 3792
Answering Member display name: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Answering Member handle: WhitchurchGirl
Answering Member Twitter reference: @WhitchurchGirl
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Answer text: We are aware that harmful content exists online including the risk it poses to boys and children. The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services to tackle illegal abuse and protect users from illegal content. This includes content which incites hatred, ...
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Answering body ID: 216
Answering body name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tweeted: true