Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to commence consultation on the code of practice for online social media platforms.
Answered by Matt Hancock
We are consulting on introducing a social media code of practice as part of the Internet Safety Strategy which was published on 11 October.
As laid out in the Digital Economy Act 2017, the code will seek to ensure that providers offer adequate online safety policies, introduce minimum standards and metrics and ensure regular review and monitoring. The code will not cover unlawful content or conduct, such as terrorist material or threats of violence, which the legal framework already addresses.
Government will continue to consult with stakeholders in the tech industry on the details of the code of practice before its introduction in 2018.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department plans to give on criteria to be used by online social media platforms when applying the code of practice to determine whether an abusive or threatening incident has reached the criminal threshold.
Answered by Matt Hancock
We are consulting on introducing a social media code of practice as part of the Internet Safety Strategy which was published on 11 October.
As laid out in the Digital Economy Act 2017, the code will seek to ensure that providers offer adequate online safety policies, introduce minimum standards and metrics and ensure regular review and monitoring. The code will not cover unlawful content or conduct, such as terrorist material or threats of violence, which the legal framework already addresses.
Government will continue to consult with stakeholders in the tech industry on the details of the code of practice before its introduction in 2018.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whom her Department plans to consult before introducing the code of practice for online social media platforms.
Answered by Matt Hancock
We are consulting on introducing a social media code of practice as part of the Internet Safety Strategy which was published on 11 October.
As laid out in the Digital Economy Act 2017, the code will seek to ensure that providers offer adequate online safety policies, introduce minimum standards and metrics and ensure regular review and monitoring. The code will not cover unlawful content or conduct, such as terrorist material or threats of violence, which the legal framework already addresses.
Government will continue to consult with stakeholders in the tech industry on the details of the code of practice before its introduction in 2018.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to ensure that cloud account holders who have given permission for their location data to be collected be given reminders every six months so that they have an opportunity to withdraw that permission.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The forthcoming Data Protection Bill will introduce a number of new rights and safeguards for individuals, including renewed rights on consent and the withdrawal of that consent, in particular circumstances. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently published draft guidance on consent under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The draft guidance can be found at: https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/consultations/2013551/draft-gdpr-consent-guidance-for-consultation-201703.pdf
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to ensure that all employers are aware that they cannot monitor employees' on-line services accounts covertly unless it is part of a lawful investigation in England and Wales.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Information Commissioner is the UK's independent authority responsible for administering and enforcing information rights and provides guidance and advice to individuals and organisations on, among other things, the protection of individual's data. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has produced guidance for employers on staff monitoring. This guidance can be found at:
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish a code of practice for providers of online social media platforms.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the Hon Member to the response to PQ 4728.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the consultation on the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms to include provision for how such providers might co-operate fully with the police in the event that posted content might be criminal.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the Hon Member to the response to PQ 4728.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, from whom will she seek contributions from for the consultation on the code of practice for social media providers.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the Hon Member to the response to PQ 4728.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to include in the consultation on the code of practice for providers of online social media platforms reference to how that code might be updated periodically in the light of future technical developments.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the Hon Member to the response to PQ 4728.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the consultation on the code of practice to be issued to providers of online social media platforms to include (a) hate conduct and (b) extremist content.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the Hon Member to the response to PQ 4728.