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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation

Commons Select Committee

Under paragraph (3) of S.O. No.152 each departmental select committee has power to appoint one sub-Committee. The DCMS Sub-Committee on Online Harms and Disinformation was set up in March 2020 to consider a broad range of issues in this area, including forthcoming legislation on Online Harms.

Find out information regarding the main Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

Inquiry

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Online harms and the ethics of data
Opened 14 September 2020

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Information Commissioner questioned by DCMS Sub-committee
Elizabeth Denham will appear before the DCMS Sub-committee to discuss the ICO’s role in protecting individuals’ data privacy.
22 January 2021
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Chair comments on Online Harms legislation
Chair comments on Online Harms legislation
15 December 2020
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Committee to take evidence from social media companies as part of its inquiry into anti-vaccination disinformation
Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to face MPs on Covid-19 vaccine disinformation
11 December 2020

Latest publications

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Members’ attendance 2019-21
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Attendance statistics
Letter from Elizabeth Denham CBE, Information Commissioner, re oral evidence follow-up, 17 February 2021
Inquiry Online harms and the ethics of data
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
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Correspondence
Letter from Elizabeth Denham CBE, Information Commissioner, re ICO investigation into use of personal information and political influence, 2 October 2020
Inquiry Online harms and the ethics of data
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
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Correspondence

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  • Email: cmscom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General Enquiries) 020 7219 6188 / (Media Enquiries) 020 7219 6832
  • Address: DCMS Committee (Online Harms and Disinformation), House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA