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Written question asked by Hugh Gaffney (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 February 2019. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Facebook and Twitter: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from (a) Facebook and (b) Twitter on the removal of abusive and harmful content from their platforms.

Answer

Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media companies on a range of issues including the removal of harmful or abusive content.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
223231
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Standards Facebook Twitter
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk