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YouTube: Hate Crime

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 1 July 2025UIN 61835

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with YouTube on tackling extreme misogynistic content.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Online Safety Act gives online platforms new duties to put in place systems and processes to remove illegal content on their services, including extreme misogynistic content. Ofcom has a broad range of powers to assess and enforce compliance with the Act, including issuing fines to services that do not comply. Ensuring that women are safe online is a priority for this government, and we have committed to halving violence against women and girls in the next decade.

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