Commons · Question 21806 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the inclusion of Channels and Updates functions on WhatsApp on the policy not to consider WhatsApp a social media platform.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 15 Sep 2026
Government announced in June that we would ban social media companies from offering their services to under 16s. The department is currently working through the details and the final scope criteria will be set out in the regulations that will be laid in P...