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Internet: Children

Commons · Question 41627 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to prevent children from being exposed to (a) violent and (b) sexual content online.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 31 Mar 2025

Under the Online Safety Act, all in-scope services need to tackle illegal content and criminal behaviour, including illegal violent and sexual offences. These duties are in force now.From Summer, in-scope user-to-user services likely to be accessed by chi...