Question follow-through · 5812
X Corp
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of whether X continues to qualify for protection as a platform rather than a publisher under UK law.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of whether X continues to qualify for protection as a platform rather than a publisher under UK law.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Online Safety Act imposes a range of duties on user-to-user service providers, including X, requiring them to proactively identify, mitigate and manage risks to users, and to be accountable for the safety of their platforms. Service providers must pro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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