Food: Advertising
(asked on 1st February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of social media companies on restricting junk food adverts to children.
This question was answered on 9th February 2018
The department meets regularly with online platforms to discuss what more can be done to protect young people online, including from the advertisement products online.
The Internet Safety Strategy will explore how higher expectations of online safety from advertisers can be translated into a greater focus on safety from platforms.