Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 101901
Social Media: Eating Disorders
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure online safety regulations adequately address harmful eating disorder-related content on social media platforms.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanUnder the Online Safety Act, services must implement rigorous safeguards to eliminate illegal content that promotes or facilitates serious self-harm.For services accessed by children, the bar is even higher: they are required to deploy highly effective ag...
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