Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Monday, 14 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 October 2019 (named day). It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.
Social Media: Violence
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police staff and officers are working on the Government funded social media hub to tackle violent content online; and what the volume is of gang-related content that has been (a) disrupted and (b) removed from social media platforms.
- Answer
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There are 17 police staff and officers working in the MPS led Social Media Hub. The Hub became operational in May this year and since then it has generated 556 cases of gang-related online content that have resulted in some form of police action or disruption. 83 cases of gang related content have been removed from social media platforms.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 342
- Session
- 2019-19
- Subjects
- Police Organised crime Staff Violence Social media
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2019-12-16 10:45:25 +0000
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