Question follow-through · 18507
Social Media: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with regulated online platforms on preventing the spread of social media trends that encourage acts of animal cruelty.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with regulated online platforms on preventing the spread of social media trends that encourage acts of animal cruelty.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises concerns about online content and trends that encourage or promote acts of animal cruelty.The Government and Ofcom have identified animal cruelty as one of the priority kinds of illegal harm under the Online Safety Act regulatory...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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