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Select Committee
University of Sheffield
 FON0049 - The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology

Written Evidence Mar. 06 2024

Inquiry: The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Communications and Digital Committee

Found: There’s consistent evidence that individual-level factors like political interest, interpersonal

Select Committee
Minderoo Centre for Technology and Demoracy, University of Cambridge
 DED0038 - Defending Democracy

Written Evidence May. 20 2024

Inquiry: Defending Democracy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Disinformation must be countered with the pursuit of a socio-technical approach ●Public awareness, digital literacy

Select Committee
TikTok
 DED0031 - Defending Democracy

Written Evidence Mar. 26 2024

Inquiry: Defending Democracy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: As a result, in 2022 TikTok took the decision to not allow paid political promotion, political advertising

Westminster Hall
World Book Day - Wed 06 Mar 2024
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Nickie Aiken (Con - Cities of London and Westminster) We must all work together, whatever our political party, to reverse that trend.I am very, very proud - Speech Link
2: Nickie Aiken (Con - Cities of London and Westminster) That is one reason why improving adult literacy rates is also important. - Speech Link
3: Catherine McKinnell (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne North) I pay tribute to the amazing work of the National Literacy Trust and BookTrust. - Speech Link

Select Committee
Ofcom
 FON0063 - The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology

Written Evidence Mar. 18 2024

Inquiry: The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Communications and Digital Committee

Found: Illegal offences include malign state-linked disinformation that targets UK political processes.

Parliamentary Research
Disinformation: sources, spread and impact - POST-PN-0719
Apr. 26 2024

Found: The department heads a media literacy strategy that is due to end in 2025.

Westminster Hall
Digital Skills and Careers - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) Ofcom and to the platforms themselves to provide that for people, so I really would like to see some political - Speech Link
2: Margaret Greenwood (Lab - Wirral West) We cannot hope that people will improve their digital skills if they do not already have good literacy - Speech Link
3: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) It could mean digital literacy for engagement with services; accessing information online; office-based - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Digital Exclusion (Communications and Digital Committee Report) - Thu 08 Feb 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con - Life peer) We know how to take this performance approach, but alongside numeracy and literacy we need data literacy - Speech Link
2: Lord Griffiths of Burry Port (Lab - Life peer) I have spent my whole life not running things, not organising corporations, nor being a political leader - Speech Link
3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) We need to take action on digital literacy. - Speech Link

Westminster Hall
Online Filter Bubbles: Misinformation and Disinformation - Tue 16 Jan 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: John Penrose (Con - Weston-super-Mare) We ended up with some useful points, particularly duties on Ofcom relating to media literacy and making - Speech Link
2: Andrew Percy (Con - Brigg and Goole) Friend has outlined are important, as are the things about digital media literacy and all the rest of - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Government should invest in initiatives and strategies that promote media literacy, while technology - Speech Link
4: Chris Evans (LAB - Islwyn) That enables students to be confident with media literacy and allows them to be resilient in the face - Speech Link

Select Committee
Unlock Democracy
 DED0022 - Defending Democracy

Written Evidence Mar. 26 2024

Inquiry: Defending Democracy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: literacy and democratic education for all in the school curriculum and allocate more funding and resources