Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 40702

Social Media: Children

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Gregor Poynton

LabourLivingston

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps Ofcom is taking to prevent children from accessing regulated platforms while under the minimum age limits in those companies’ terms of service.

Answer

Feryal Clark
Child online safety is of utmost importance to the government. Under the Online Safety Act, all user-to-user services likely to be accessed by children have a duty to include provisions in their terms of service specifying how children of any age are prev...

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