Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much online content was flagged as disinformation by his Department in the last 12 months; and what the nature was of that content.

In 2024 the National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) referred 180 pieces of content to platforms, across national security and public safety risks. Any online content referred to social media platforms falls within NSOIT’s defined remit of public safety and national security, be capable of causing harm and potentially breach the platform’s terms of service.

Where content is flagged to a social media platform, the next steps for dealing with that content lie solely with the platform.