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Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how his Department determined the category 2A threshold of seven million average monthly active UK users in the Online Safety Act 2023.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how his Department determined the category 2A threshold of seven million average monthly active UK users in the Online Safety Act 2023.
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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12 Feb 2025
Answer published
In March 2024, Ofcom published research and advice on categorisation, as required by the Online Safety Act. Ofcom’s advice can be found at the following web address: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/categorisation-researc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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