Children: Social Media
Commons · Question 26026 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that the scope of the proposed ban on social media companies for children under 16 can respond to changes in (a) the services used by ch
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 9 Sep 2026
The government announced in June that we would ban social media companies from offering their services to under 16s. This means capturing user to user platforms, whose purpose is to enable social interaction, and which allow users to post material alongsi...