Internet: Young People
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle young people's (a) mobile phone use and (b) online safety beyond the school environment.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must protect all users, including children, from illegal content and criminal behaviour online.
The child safety duties, which have been in force since July, require platforms to prevent children from encountering the most harmful legal content, including pornography and content that encourages, promotes or provides instructions for suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Platforms must also protect children from other types of harmful content.
These laws are the foundation, and the government will continue to build on the Act to ensure that children are protected online.
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