Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what role the National Security Online Information Team played in responding to the 2024 summer riots.

During last summer’s unrest, the National Security and Online Information Team identified mis and disinformation themes and trends which resulted from the tragic events in Southport. It worked with wider government and major social media platforms to understand emerging risks and tackle content contributing to the subsequent disorder. This included proactively referring content within the team’s remit for platforms to independently assess and act on in line with their terms of service.