Question follow-through · 89391

Freedom of Expression: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the new false communication offence in the Online Safety Act 2023 from stifling freedom of speech.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 11 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 13 Nov 2025
Answer: 19 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

11 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the new false communication offence in the Online Safety Act 2023 from stifling freedom of speech.
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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19 Nov 2025
Answer published
The false communications offence within the Online Safety Act captures communications where the individual knows the information to be false but sends it intending to cause harm to a likely audience, without reasonable excuse.Protecting freedom of express...

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