Question follow-through · 3771

Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on establishing Ofcom’s Advisory Committee on Misinformation and Disinformation.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
4 Sept 2024
Answer
10 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on establishing Ofcom’s Advisory Committee on Misinformation and Disinformation.

  2. 4 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    While the Online Safety Act (OSA) requires Ofcom to establish an advisory committee on disinformation and misinformation, the process and timing of setting it up remains at Ofcom’s discretion.Ofcom has confirmed that the Mis/Disinformation Advisory Commit...

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