Department for Science, Innovation and Technology written question – answered at on 5 March 2026.
Gregory Stafford
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the consultation on children’s use of social media will include the option of requiring social media platforms to provide personal user controls over algorithmic content delivery.
Kanishka Narayan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The consultation, published 2nd March, on children’s use of technology, considers a range of further measures to give children a good life online, ensuring they have the childhood they deserve and are prepared for the future.
This includes exploring the option of banning social media below for children below a certain age, as well as restricting access to risky functionalities and “addictive” features – including content recommendation algorithms.
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