To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance her Department gives to social networking sites with headquarters in the UK on the legality of content produced by their users.

Government do not provide guidance on the legality of content posted on the internet.

What is illegal offline is also illegal online and where illegal content is posted, law enforcement action should be, and is, taken. There will be instances where content does not cross the criminal threshold but may not meet the acceptable use policies social networking sites have in place. Where this is the case, Government expect such sites to have robust processes in place for enforcing such policies, including the removal of content and the suspension or termination of accounts as appropriate.