Social Media: Children
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which limits on social media usage the Government is considering beyond a minimum age, including on addictive features, algorithmic amplification, and harmful content.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The Government will restrict harmful functionalities including communicating with strangers and creating livestreams for under-16s on online services, including gaming. These functionalities will also be off by default for 16 and 17 year olds. As the Secretary of State outlined, she is also considering implementing an overnight curfew by default on social media for 16 and 17 year olds, as well as addressing persuasive features such as infinite scroll with further default restrictions.
The Government is committed to addressing functionalities posing the greatest risks to children. Further announcements will be made in July.
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