Question follow-through · 111407
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of children under the age of 13 having personal social media profiles including public profile pictures on their safety.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 17 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of children under the age of 13 having personal social media profiles including public profile pictures on their safety.
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Feb 2026
Answer published
To help companies comply with their duties under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom published guidance on the risks of illegal content and content to children as part of the Illegal Content Codes and Protection of Children Codes. The guidance notes the risks as...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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