Question follow-through · 18145

Meta: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with Meta on the potential impact of (a) the adequacy of its customer support team and (b) accounts being temporarily disabled on UK businesses; and if he wi

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
9 Dec 2024
Answer
13 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with Meta on the potential impact of (a) the adequacy of its customer support team and (b) accounts being temporarily disabled on UK businesses; and if he wi

  2. 9 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Ministers and officials have regular meetings with Meta on a range of issues, including their support for UK businesses. The Online Safety Act (OSA), enacted in October 2023, requires in-scope platforms to have clear and accessible terms of service settin...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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