Harmful Algorithmic Content Promotion
Harmful content promoted by online platform recommendation systems, requiring government assessment and action.
7 items
1 source
1 inquiry
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Harmful Algorithmic Content Promotion has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
7 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (7)
SP21 — School monitoring and filtering systems guidance
Recommendation: The Department for Education should review and strengthen its guidance to schools on monitoring and filtering systems, including ensuring that the systems used are appropriate and adequate from a technical perspective. The department should ensure schools understand these requirements and …
Gov response: The Department for Education (DfE) is the lead department and expects to complete implementation of this recommendation in mid-2027. Progress and next steps: - DfE has proposed an update to Keeping Children Safe in Education …
Accepted
In progress
SP33 — CT Policing online activity analysis capability
Recommendation: Counter Terrorism Policing’s capability to access and analyse data relating to a referred person’s online activity should be reviewed in the context of Prevent referrals, to determine whether staff have the technical tools required to undertake this assessment. The Home …
Gov response: The Home Office and CTP are working together to deliver this recommendation. Progress to date: - The Prevent National Referral Form was updated in 2024 to include a request to provide the individual's social media …
Accepted
In progress
SP24 — VPN age verification
Recommendation: Phase 2 should consider age verification for the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) software and other options to avoid VPNs being used to circumvent the age-related protections in the Online Safety Act 2023.
Gov response: The government agrees with all 67 recommendations made by the Chair. The government recognises these five fundamental failings. These failings are unacceptable. The Chair has made 10 recommendations for issues to be considered further by …
Accepted
In progress
SP22 — LCC online harms risk assessment review
Recommendation: Lancashire County Council should undertake a comprehensive review of how its children’s services and Early Help teams (i.e. Children and Family Wellbeing Service) assess and manage risk and online harms to children. This review should ensure that all frontline staff …
Gov response: The Department for Education (DfE) is taking responsibility for this recommendation in place of the Department for Health and Social Care and expects to complete implementation of this recommendation by mid-2026. Progress and next steps: …
Accepted
In progress
SP12 — Detection of concerning online behaviour
Recommendation: Phase 2 should consider systems to detect and report concerning online behaviour and suspicious combinations of purchases. This should include consideration of: 1. Concerning patterns of online browsing and purchasing (e.g. change of names and addresses, use of Virtual Private …
Gov response: The government agrees with all 67 recommendations made by the Chair. The government recognises these five fundamental failings. These failings are unacceptable. The Chair has made 10 recommendations for issues to be considered further by …
Accepted
In progress
SP3 — Internet access restrictions for high-risk children
Recommendation: Phase 2 should consider whether there should be a further ability to restrict or monitor access to the internet on the part of children and young people, if a significant threshold is passed concerning the risk they pose to others.
Gov response: The government agrees with all 67 recommendations made by the Chair. The government recognises these five fundamental failings. These failings are unacceptable. The Chair has made 10 recommendations for issues to be considered further by …
Accepted
In progress
SP32 — Prevent training on online activity assessment
Recommendation: While training for Counter Terrorism Policing, staff involved in Prevent currently cover the importance of understanding a referred individual’s online activity and the practical steps required to assess it, the Home Office and Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters should review and …
Gov response: The Home Office and Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) are working together to deliver this recommendation. Progress to date: - CTP are quality assuring and reviewing existing CTP mandatory training programmes that relate to Prevent delivery …
Accepted
In progress