Social Media: Disinformation

(asked on 31st October 2019) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Information Commissioner's Office and (c) social media companies on preventing the dissemination of disinformation on social media during the upcoming election period; and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
Matt Warman Portrait
Matt Warman
This question was answered on 5th November 2019

Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with stakeholders on a range of issues, including the challenge of addressing disinformation, particularly in an electoral context. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.

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