United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 124597
Social Media: Hate Crime
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10 April 2026
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27 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration the Government has given to introducing further regulations on social media companies to address the prevalence of hate speech online.
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10 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration the Government has given to introducing further regulations on social media companies to address the prevalence of hate speech online.
Source: Commons
27 April 2026
Answer
Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must tackle illegal content, including terrorist content and religious or race-based hatred. They must protect children from additional forms of legal content, including hate or abuse.Services must ensure their algor...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-10/124597
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1896621
- uk · wq-1896621 · source updated 27 April 2026