Social Media: Abuse

(asked on 1st December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle abusive behaviour on social media.


Answered by
Paul Scully Portrait
Paul Scully
This question was answered on 1st December 2022

The Online Safety Bill will stamp out illegal abusive behaviour on social media, while giving users greater control over their online experience.

The new duties in the Bill will increase transparency over companies’ terms of service, allowing users to make more informed choices about the services they use. Companies must also provide users with tools to protect themselves from abuse.

The Bill is currently at Report Stage and is due to return to the Commons on 5 December.

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