Social Media: Children
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals for age restrictions on social media on the UK-US economic prosperity agreement; and whether US technology companies have made representations to her.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The UK and United States share a deep and close relationship, engaging across a range of economic, security and technology issues. Ministers regularly engage with US government officials and technology companies.
The UK is going further than any country in the world by banning social media companies offering their services to under-16s and putting wider protections in place to give children their childhood back.
Discussions on the Economic Prosperity Deal continue, which will look at addressing tariff and non-tariff barriers, increasing digital and services trade, and unlocking new commercial opportunities that benefit both nations.
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