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UIN 128444

Health: Social Media

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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23 February 2022

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22 March 2022 · Answer

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22 March 2022

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with social media companies to help ensure that (a) content shared by wellness influencers is monitored and (b) to tackle inaccurate information being shared by

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  1. 23 February 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with social media companies to help ensure that (a) content shared by wellness influencers is monitored and (b) to tackle inaccurate information being shared by

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 March 2022

    Answer

    Rules enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are clear that marketing communications must not materially mislead or be likely to do so. The ASA has a range of sanctions available if it finds misleading advertising. This includes referring m...

    Source: Written answer

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