Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“What steps his Department is taking to ensure that smaller platforms are adequately regulated to protect children from online harms.”
Tabled: 20 March 2025Answered: 26 March 2025
Asked by
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Peter Kyle)
I welcome the national conversation taking place about how we protect children online. The Online Safety Act 2023 requires all regulated user-to-user and search services to comply with the illegal content and child safety rules. The illegal content duties came into effect last week, and I am closely monitoring the impact of these duties on online safety.