Committees

Freedom of expression online

Inquiry

Debates and exchanges of information and content increasingly take place online. The internet has enabled individuals to publish and share their views with large audiences in a way that was not previously possible. This inquiry will investigate how public policy can best protect the right to freedom of expression on the internet and how that right should be balanced with other priorities.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Free for all? Freedom of expression in the digital age
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Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's report "Free for all? Freedom of expression in the digital age"
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Correspondence

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Response from Katy Minshall, Head of UK Public Policy, Twitter to Lord Gilbert of Panteg, Chair, Communications and Digital Committee - 9 July 2021
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Letter from Lord Gilbert of Panteg, Chair, Communications and Digital Committee to Katy Minshall, Head of UK Public Policy, Twitter - 22 June 2021
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Oral evidence transcripts

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13 May 2021
Inquiry Freedom of expression online
Witnesses Snap Inc, and TikTok
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11 May 2021
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Witnesses Google, and Microsoft
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11 May 2021
Inquiry Freedom of expression online
Witnesses Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Written evidence

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Twitter (FEO0126)
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Google (FEO0125)
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Associate Professor Damian Tambini (Associate Professor at London School of Economics (LSE)) (FEO0124)
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Government Responses
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Contact us

  • Email: holcommunications@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8662 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8535 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Communications and Digital Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW