Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 41627

Internet: Children

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to prevent children from being exposed to (a) violent and (b) sexual content online.

Answer

Feryal Clark
Under the Online Safety Act, all in-scope services need to tackle illegal content and criminal behaviour, including illegal violent and sexual offences. These duties are in force now.From Summer, in-scope user-to-user services likely to be accessed by chi...

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