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1054781

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date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Information Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 908935 on Social Media: Information Warfare, when he plans to publish the White Paper on Online Harms White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	216109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The joint DCMS-Home Office Online Harms White Paper will be published in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/02/2019 16:24:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1054782

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January to Written Question 908935 on Social Media: Information Warfare, which organisations from (a) the tech industry (b) civil society and (c) academia his Department has held discussions with on disinformation on social media.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	216114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings are published as part of government transparency data. However, we do meet regularly with a range of stakeholders to discuss disinformation. Full details about such meetings, including minutes are kept confidential, to allow full and frank discussions between parties.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/02/2019 16:25:07 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1054783

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January to Written Question 908935 on Social Media: Information Warfare, what assessment has his Department has made of the effect of disinformation on social media on the efficacy of political elections.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	216115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Maintaining a free, open and accessible media is a long-term priority for the UK and the Government will continue to work to constrain the effects of disinformation through all mediums. The Government itself is not directly responsible for overseeing the integrity of conduct of elections, and rightly not, but we continue to work with the Electoral Commission to strengthen and secure our democratic processes.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/02/2019 16:26:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1054784

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January to Written Question 908935 on Social Media: Information Warfare, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of disinformation on social media on the efficacy of news reporting.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	216116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Internet has greatly enhanced the public’s access to news and political engagement, but it has also created unforeseen challenges to the accuracy of information. Government is committed to maintaining a news environment, both online and offline, where accurate content can prevail and high-quality media has a sustainable future. The Cairncross Review into press sustainability was published on 12th February 2019 and considered the roles of tech platforms, digital advertising, media literacy and subsidisation. The Government will now assess Dame Frances' recommendations and respond later in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/02/2019 16:23:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake