Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 106422
Social Media: Pornography
Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of non-explicit sexual content and promotional material for adult services on social media platforms; and what steps she i
Answer
Kanishka NarayanUnder the Online Safety Act, services likely to be accessed by children are required to use highly effective age assurance to prevent children encountering pornography. Ofcom acknowledge in their guidance that suggestive content of a kind that might be ex...
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