Social Media: Age Assurance
Commons · Question 117078 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the department is taking to ensure that age verification measures implemented by social media apps such as snapchat in response to the Online Safety Act 2023 are effective.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 10 Mar 2026
As the regulator, Ofcom is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the Online Safety Act. Ofcom has set out in guidance that age assurance technologies should fulfil the four criteria of technical accuracy, robustness, reliability, and fairn...