Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 44797
Social Media: Children
Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions his Department has had with social media companies on age restrictions for accessing social media.
Answer
Feryal ClarkGovernment is committed to protecting children’s safety online across the UK.The Online Safety Act requires social media platforms to consider, as part of their risk assessments, how their algorithms impact children’s exposure to illegal and harmful conte...
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