Media Green Paper appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 24 Jun 2026, with 36 speakers contributing 73 speeches.

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Peers pressed ministers on whether departments should keep using X after the Attorney General’s office stopped using it, arguing that the platform is still badly affected by abuse, bots and disinformation. The Government said each department should decide for itself whether X is the right way to reach people, noted that paid advertising on the platform has been stopped since April 2023, and said Ofcom and other democracy-protection measures should be used more forcefully if online threats are not being tackled effectively.

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Lords questioned the Government over a Social Market Foundation report warning that misinformation is spreading through social media and local news gaps; ministers pointed to the Online Safety Act, election security work, media literacy plans and £12m for local newsrooms, but made no new commitment on stronger platform rules or funding for local democracy reporting.

Broadcasting: Recent Developments appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Lords Chamber on 8 Jan 2026, with 28 speakers contributing 32 speeches.

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