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Asked by Alicia KearnsConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 25 April 2025UIN 45894

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to ban the game entitled No Mercy.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The government welcomes steps taken to remove this game from gaming platforms. The government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls, including where it occurs online, in a decade. We expect all platforms, including gaming sites in scope of the Online Safety Act, to comply with the law. This currently requires all user-to-user and search services to have systems and processes in place to remove illegal content, and in the coming months, to protect children from harmful content.

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