Online Harms White Paper

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:31 pm on 8 April 2019.

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Photo of Paul Sweeney Paul Sweeney Shadow Minister (Scotland) 5:31, 8 April 2019

My hon. Friend Chris Bryant made a very important point about the damaging effect anonymity and pseudonyms can have on social media platforms, particularly social media monopolies such as Twitter and Facebook. However, the Secretary of State was quite vague in his response and seemed to hope more than expect that their policies might change. What consultations has he had with the police on how policies and enforcement need to change to tackle the damage caused by anonymous trolls effectively and efficiently?