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star this property date less than 2023-02-01more like thismore than 2023-02-01
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
star this property hansard heading Social Media: Disinformation more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support social media companies in tackling fake news on their platforms. remove filter
star this property tabling member constituency Solihull more like this
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Julian Knight more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-07more like thismore than 2023-02-07
star this property answer text <p>The DCMS Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) works to understand the scope, scale and reach of disinformation in the UK and works with social media platforms to tackle it.</p><p>The Government regularly meets with a range of social media platforms to aid our understanding of the spread of misinformation and disinformation on their services, including new and emerging narratives, and the range of steps they are taking to address this. This work includes encouraging platforms to ensure that their Terms of Service (ToS), policies and enforcement are fit for purpose, whilst still respecting freedom of expression. The primary purpose of the team is not to spot every instance of disinformation across all social media platforms. However, when the team does identify particular pieces of harmful content which may violate platforms’ Terms of Service, these are referred to the relevant platform for consideration, who in turn decide what action to take.</p><p>Under the Online Safety Bill, all social media companies subject to the safety duties will be required to take measures to remove illegal misinformation and disinformation once they become aware of it. The Foreign Interference Offence, brought forward in the National Security Bill, will also be designated a priority offence requiring companies to take proactive action against state-sponsored disinformation that is of most concern.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Scully more like this
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less than 2023-02-07T16:59:13.147Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-07T16:59:13.147Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Julian Knight more like this