questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 18514 on Social Media: National Security and Politics and Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on whether a social media company adjusting network algorithms to favour a specific political candidate or party would be a donation in kind for the purposes of election finance requirements.
answerText: The Government does not issue guidance on political finance matters. The Electoral Commission, as the independent body responsible for regulating political finance, has a statutory duty to provide guidance on donations.
heading: Social Media: National Security and Politics and Government