Question follow-through · 7607
Social Media: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to tackle online platforms that fail to prevent the promotion of fraudulent content.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to tackle online platforms that fail to prevent the promotion of fraudulent content.
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jun 2026
Answer published
This government takes the issue of online fraud, including fraudulent advertising, incredibly seriously. DSIT works closely with other departments to address online fraud, including the Home Office, who have overall responsibility for fraud policy. The On...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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