Question follow-through · 86841
Social Media: Harassment and Stalking
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to address the role of social media companies in enabling (a) harassment and (b) stalking through their platforms.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 10 Nov 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to address the role of social media companies in enabling (a) harassment and (b) stalking through their platforms.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Online Safety Act since its implementation in 2023 places legal duties on social media companies to tackle online harms, including harassment and stalking. Platforms must assess risks, swiftly remove illegal content, and implement measures to prevent ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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