Question follow-through · 104953

Social Media: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the monetisation and algorithmic amplification of misogynistic and sexually degrading content on social media platform

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
21 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the monetisation and algorithmic amplification of misogynistic and sexually degrading content on social media platform

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    This Government will do everything in our power to keep women and children safe online.Under the Online Safety Act, services are required to protect children from both illegal and harmful content, including violent, abusive or hateful misogynistic content...

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