questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether proposals on children’s online safety will apply to social media platforms, video-sharing platforms, gaming platforms, livestreaming services, encrypted messaging services and AI chatbots; and whether she plans to publish a list of services, functionalities and risk factors determining whether age restrictions and additional safety duties apply.
answerText: On 15 June, the government announced its intention to ban social media companies from offering their services to under 16s. The government aims to use the same definition of social media as Australia, which covers user to user platforms whose purpose is t...
heading: Social Media: Children