Written question asked by Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 19 May 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2025. It was answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Social Media: National Security

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the social media content referred to social media platforms by the National Security Online Information Team for potential terms of service violations is removed by the platforms.

Answer: The content referred by DSIT's National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) to social media platforms serve as examples of narratives which are assessed as likely to violate terms of service and sit within NSOIT’s ministerially agreed national security and public safety remit. It is up to platforms to decide whether the referred content violates their policies and what action, if any, to take with those referred examples: government cannot compel platforms to remove legal content. The proportion of content removed from platforms depends on independent decisions made by platforms or users as to whether they wish to remove the content.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL7609
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: National security National Security Online Information Team Social media
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk