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Written question asked by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Monday, 28 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jeremy Wright (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 January 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department have met representatives of Pinterest over the last two years.

Answer: Officials in my department have met with Pinterest previously to discuss the Internet Safety Strategy. We are extremely concerned by recent reports that algorithms are targeting young people with self-harm and suicide images and we intend to lay out our approach to tackling a range of online harms in a forthcoming White Paper. My Right Honourable friend, the Health and Social Care Secretary, has raised the government's concerns again this week in this area with a number of companies, including Pinterest, and I have instructed my officials to arrange a further meeting with Pinterest as soon as possible.

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