Social Media: Children
Commons · Question 24517 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the scope of social media services to be banned for under 16s will be future proofed for the design of emerging social media platforms.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 16 Sep 2026
The government announced in June that we would be closely following the Australian model for the scope of the social media ban. This means capturing user to user platforms whose purpose is to enable social interaction, and which allow users to post materi...