Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 48080

Instagram: Young People

Tabled: 24 April 2025

Answered: 2 May 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Meta's age assurance methodology for teenage accounts on Instagram.

Answer

Feryal Clark

Under the Online Safety Act, services likely to be accessed by children are required to risk assess their service and provide safety measures, such as highly effective age assurance to prevent children from encountering content including pornography and p...

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