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Cybersecurity

Asked by Liam ConlonLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 18 October 2024UIN 8543

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect people online.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Government is committed to keeping people safe online. Our priority is the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act so that users, especially children, can benefit from its wide-reaching protections.

In-scope services will have to take effective action to reduce the risk their service is used for illegal activity, and they must take appropriate measures to protect children against harmful or inappropriate content such as pornography and the promotion of self-harm and eating disorders. Ofcom has robust enforcement powers available against companies who fail to fulfil their duties.

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