Social Media: Eating Disorders
Commons · Question 101901 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure online safety regulations adequately address harmful eating disorder-related content on social media platforms.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 12 Jan 2026
Under the Online Safety Act, services must implement rigorous safeguards to eliminate illegal content that promotes or facilitates serious self-harm.For services accessed by children, the bar is even higher: they are required to deploy highly effective ag...