Digital Technology: EU Action
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the EU's Digital Services Act and whether she intends to introduce equivalent measures in the UK.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The Government continually assesses our international partners’ approaches to online safety and has engaged with the EU to discuss its Digital Services Act which, like the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), requires companies to take steps to protect users online.
The OSA underwent extensive Parliamentary scrutiny, and reflects the online safety priorities of the UK, as agreed by Parliament.
On 15 June, the government announced it will ban social media companies from providing their services to under 16s. Alongside this, we are putting restrictions in place to protect under 16s from stranger communication and livestreaming on a wider range of services. This move will give children the freedom to be kids again.
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