Question follow-through · 13202
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back, published 15 June 2026, whether the u
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back, published 15 June 2026, whether the u
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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7 Jul 2026
Answer published
On 15 June, we announced that we will be banning social media companies offering their services to under 16s. The government aims to use the same definition as Australia. Their restrictions cover services which are user to user platforms, whose purpose is...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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