Social Media: Young People
Commons · Question 28644 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Graeme Downie
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department (a) has undertaken or (b) plans to undertake a Children's Rights Impact Assessment of the proposed under-16s social media ban.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 14 Sep 2026
The Government will consider the impact on children's rights as part of its implementation of the announced restrictions on social media services offering their services to under 16s.