Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 40435

TikTok: Children and Young People

Tabled: 24 March 2025

Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will commission research into (a) the types of (i) messages and (ii) videos promoted by TikTok to UK children and teenage users and (b) the role of promoting such content by malig

Answer

Feryal Clark

Child online safety is of the utmost importance to the government. Under the Online Safety Act, user-to-user services likely to be accessed by children must protect them from harmful content. Ofcom’s draft codes of practice include recommendations for ser...

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