Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has held discussions with Ofcom on the adequacy of content moderation resources on social media platforms.

The Department engages with Ofcom regularly on a wide range of online safety matters.

The Online Safety Act is clear that services must comply with their illegal content duties and child safety duties, which include taking effective steps to moderate harmful and illegal content on their platforms.

Ofcom has our full backing to use their full suite of enforcement powers including imposing fines and pursuing further sanctions where necessary, to hold companies accountable.

We will continue to work closely with Ofcom to make sure platforms are taking appropriate action to protect users, especially children, from illegal and harmful content.