Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 98637
Social Media: Regulation
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025
Question
Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance — Lagan Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of self-assessments provided by social media companies on risks of hosting suicide, self-harm and depression-related content in the co
Answer
Kanishka NarayanOfcom is the independent regulator for online safety under the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom is responsible for scrutinising platforms’ risk assessments, requiring appropriate safety mitigations, and enforcing safety duties where necessary.Suicide devasta...
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