Social Media: Children

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what checks will be introduced to ensure that no-one under 16 can participate in social media; how such age-checks will be introduced for children without age-screening social media part

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1. 28 August 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what checks will be introduced to ensure that no-one under 16 can participate in social media; how such age-checks will be introduced for children without age-screening social media part

   Source: Commons

2. 4 September 2026

   Answer

   The Government is committed to delivering the social media ban for under-16s and strengthening protections for children online. That is why we will require platforms to implement highly effective age assurance (HEAA) to ensure that their services are not ...

   Source: Written answer

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• Julian Lewis · Conservative · Commons
• · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Answering body
• Ian Murray · Labour · Answering member

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