Question follow-through · 21490
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online disinformation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 19 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jan 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online disinformation.
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jan 2025
Answer published
Our immediate focus is getting the Online Safety Act (OSA) implemented quickly and effectively. The OSA sets out a clear regulatory framework to tackle both mis- and disinformation where it constitutes illegal content or harmful content to children.In add...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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