Question follow-through · 20629
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking against individual service users whose online deceptions cause (a) non-trivial emotional and psychological damage, and (b) fall within the scope of c
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 17 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 30 Dec 2024 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking against individual service users whose online deceptions cause (a) non-trivial emotional and psychological damage, and (b) fall within the scope of c
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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30 Dec 2024
Answer published
Individuals can be prosecuted if they commit offences online or offline. The Online Safety Act forces online platforms and search services to reduce the risk of illegal content being encountered on their services. Platforms must focus on ‘priority offence...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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