Question follow-through · 872
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to monitor and remove harmful online deepfake material.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to monitor and remove harmful online deepfake material.
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jul 2024
Answer published
Deepfakes and other forms of manipulated media are captured by the Online Safety Act where they constitute user generated content that is illegal content, or content which is harmful to children. Category 1 services will also need to remove content, inclu...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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