United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8716
Disinformation
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9 January 2024
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17 January 2024 · Answer
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17 January 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to tackle online disinformation disseminated by (a) hostile states and (b) people acting on behalf of hostile states.
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9 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to tackle online disinformation disseminated by (a) hostile states and (b) people acting on behalf of hostile states.
Source: Commons
17 January 2024
Answer
The Government takes the issue of information threats to national security very seriously, including disinformation and misinformation.The Online Safety Act, which received Royal Assent in October 2023, has added the Foreign Interference Offence as a prio...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-09/8716
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1680847
- uk · wq-1680847 · source updated 17 January 2024