United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 108061
Social Media: Children
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23 January 2026
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5 February 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on lessons learned from Australia’s introduction of a law to ban under-16s from social media platforms.
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23 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on lessons learned from Australia’s introduction of a law to ban under-16s from social media platforms.
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5 February 2026
Answer
The UK and Australia signed an Online Safety and Security Memorandum of Understanding in February 2024 to share learnings and approaches to online safety.The government is looking at what is happening in Australia. The Australian government plans to monit...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-23/108061
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1874595
- uk · wq-1874595 · source updated 5 February 2026