Social Media: Young People

(asked on 9th September 2026) - View Source

Question

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.


Answered by
Ian Murray Portrait
Ian Murray
Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 14th September 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.

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