Digital Safety: Children Debate
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Adrian Ramsay
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Kanishka Narayan
My hon. Friend makes a really important point. One of the things that we have been clear about is that regulated health advice should be provided only by regulated individuals in appropriate ways. The platforms need to ensure that they comply with that, and we will work with the regulator to ensure that any such responsibilities are carried out.
Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley) (Green)
At a recent roundtable that I held at a high school in Waveney Valley, one young person said:
“Social media is dangerous for young people and the government needs to take more control over social media companies because of the harmful content”.
A senior teacher said:
“The majority of what we are dealing with as safeguarding leads is via social media.”
How will the Minister ensure that the out-of-control corporate tech giants are regulated effectively, so that only age-appropriate content can be accessed?
Kanishka Narayan
The central message that the hon. Member should take away is that this Government will make sure that we restore control to the hands of families, rather than tech bosses. That is the outcome that we will deliver imminently.