Internet: Advertising
(asked on 1st September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government is taking steps to regulate online advertisements selling financial products not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority.
This question was answered on 8th September 2023
As part of the Online Advertising Programme, the Government will introduce a new and targeted regulatory framework for online advertising, which focuses on tackling illegal advertising. This includes illegal or scam adverts for financial products and services, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will work closely with the FCA and HM Treasury.