Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 8882

Internet: Young People

Tabled: 14 October 2024

Answered: 22 October 2024

Question

Dr Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department plans to take through the new joint government working group on children’s online safety to assess the impact of digitally-manipulated body images on young peo

Answer

Feryal Clark

Under the UK’s Online Safety Act relevant services will need to prevent children from accessing the most harmful content, including content promoting eating disorders. Ofcom has also proposed in its draft child safety codes that platforms take steps to pr...

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