Question follow-through · 92477
Social Media: Radicalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current mechanisms for reporting and removing extremist content from major social media platforms.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 18 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 27 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current mechanisms for reporting and removing extremist content from major social media platforms.
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Nov 2025
Answer published
Under the Online Safety Act, platforms now have a legal duty to protect users. Since March 2025, services must proactively scan for and remove illegal content such as terrorist material, or that which stirs up racial hatred. In July 2025, additional new c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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