Social Media: Safety
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled PM calls social media companies into Downing Street, published on 15 April 2026, whether follow-up meetings have been scheduled between Ministers and social media companies.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The Prime Minister hosted senior leaders from major social media companies in Downing Street to press for faster progress on protecting children online. He was clear that companies must be able to show real world changes that make their platforms safer for children. This meeting comes at the mid-point of the government’s consultation on children’s online wellbeing.
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