Written question asked by David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 4 September 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 September 2015. It was answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative) on Friday, 11 September 2015 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Facebook
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on how many Facebook profile pages based in the UK were closed down in 2014 following reports of online abuse and blackmail.
- Answer
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold any information on the number of Facebook pages based in the UK closed down in 2014 following reports of online abuse and blackmail. We are working with social media companies to improve online safety and ensure they put appropriate measures in place to protect their users.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 8480
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Abuse Extortion Facebook
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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