PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Media: Children (11 July 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce regulation of access to social media by children.
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Answer
We take child safety very seriously and undertake a variety of initiatives to ensure children stay safe online.
The forthcoming Data Protection Bill will introduce a number of new rights and safeguards for individuals, including considering where to set the age at which children can consent to their data being processed on social media sites.
Additionally, we are continuing work on an internet safety strategy that aims to make Britain the safest place in the world for children and young people to be online.
Answered by:
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
19 July 2017
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