Question follow-through · 10624
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether proposals on children’s online safety will apply to social media platforms, video-sharing platforms, gaming platforms, livestreaming services, encrypted messaging services and A
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether proposals on children’s online safety will apply to social media platforms, video-sharing platforms, gaming platforms, livestreaming services, encrypted messaging services and A
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jun 2026
Answer published
On 15 June, the government announced its intention to ban social media companies from offering their services to under 16s. The government aims to use the same definition of social media as Australia, which covers user to user platforms whose purpose is t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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