Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the use of artificial intelligence by social media platforms to support effective content moderation.

Under the Online Safety Act, platforms have duties to protect their users from illegal content and children from content that is harmful.

Where proportionate, services will be required to take steps such in areas including content moderation. It is for Ofcom as the independent regulator to recommend steps that in-scope services can take to fulfil these duties in its codes of practice and to monitor compliance.

Ofcom has robust enforcement powers to ensure that platforms comply with their duties under the Act.