Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 70924

Internet: Young People

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle young people's (a) mobile phone use and (b) online safety beyond the school environment.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must protect all users, including children, from illegal content and criminal behaviour online.The child safety duties, which have been in force since July, require platforms to prevent children from encountering the...

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