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Social Media: Ownership

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 20 November 2025UIN 91607

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to introduce a fit and proper persons test for social media platform ownership.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The Online Safety Act enables senior management to be held to account. Action can be taken against senior managers who deliberately fail to ensure companies follow information requests from Ofcom. Ofcom will also be able to hold companies and senior managers (where they are at fault) liable if the provider fails to comply with Ofcom's enforcement notices in relation to specific child safety duties.

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