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HL HL6017
Social Media: Hate Crime
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20 March 2025
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3 April 2025 · Answer
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3 April 2025
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will require social media platforms to remove content which is currently unlawful in Scotland under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, but is not deemed unlawful in the rest of the United King
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20 March 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will require social media platforms to remove content which is currently unlawful in Scotland under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, but is not deemed unlawful in the rest of the United King
Source: Lords
3 April 2025
Answer
The Online Safety Act 2023 requires providers to tackle illegal content. The Act defines relevant offences for the purposes of these duties. Unless designated as a priority offence, an offence created by an Act of the Scottish Parliament is not a relevant...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/HL6017
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1787128
- uk · wq-1787128 · source updated 3 April 2025