United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 167980
Social Media: Harassment
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12 March 2021
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18 March 2021 · Answer
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18 March 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will take steps with social media companies to tackle online abuse directed at supporters of the Indian farmers protests.
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12 March 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will take steps with social media companies to tackle online abuse directed at supporters of the Indian farmers protests.
Source: Commons
18 March 2021
Answer
We are taking steps through the online harms regulatory framework to ensure that online abuse is addressed. Under a new legal duty of care, companies will need to remove and limit the spread of illegal content, including illegal online abuse. All companie...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-12/167980
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1302245
- uk · wq-1302245 · source updated 18 March 2021