Question follow-through · 44969
Social Media: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39835 on Social Media: Regulation, whether (a) his Department and (b) Ofcom has made an assessment of the impact of designating end-t
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 8 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39835 on Social Media: Regulation, whether (a) his Department and (b) Ofcom has made an assessment of the impact of designating end-t
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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23 Apr 2025
Answer published
Ofcom is responsible for assessing the possible implications of its codes of practice and guidance under the Online Safety Act (OSA).As previously noted, the OSA does not ban any service design and the European Conventions of Human Rights (ECHR) requires ...
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