Internet: Children
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to extend proposed restrictions to livestreaming and communication with strangers for child users to other high-risk functionalities including disappearing messages, the visibility of children's accounts to unknown users and in-app gifting.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The government recently announced restrictions on social media services offering their services to under-16s and wider services offering livestreaming or stranger communication to under-16s.
Combined with requiring more device level protections for children preventing the taking, sharing or viewing of nude images, this will make a difference tackling the key risks of disappearing messages.
Ofcom’s codes of practice also include recommendations regarding children’s account visibility, to support compliance with existing illegal harm and child safety duties. The government has committed to provide an update on any further restrictions in July.
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