Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on taking steps to help prevent schools wars content circulating on social media platforms.

The government takes the safety of children extremely seriously. Under the Online Safety Act, enforced by Ofcom, social media companies must act on content that is illegal. This includes material that incites violence and includes threatening behaviour likely to cause fear or provoke immediate violence. Platforms must also remove content that is harmful to children, such as dangerous online challenges.

Ofcom has the government’s full backing to use all the powers given to it by Parliament in the exercise of its regulatory responsibilities.