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Internet: Offences against Children

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 4 December 2024UIN 16183

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14202, whether Ministers in his Department have had recent meetings with representatives of (a) Meta, (b) Snap inc. and (c) X.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Government meets regularly with a range of stakeholders related to online safety, including social media platforms, to discuss implementation of the Online Safety Act, and the duties it will place on services to tackle illegal content, and content harmful to children, on their sites.

Ministerial meetings and engagements are published through quarterly transparency reports on gov.uk.

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