Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative enforcement action her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the Government deadline for tech firms to introduce device-level nudity-blocking technology on children's smartphones and tablets.

On 8 September the Secretary of State made an Oral Statement confirming that the Government will introduce primary legislation, if necessary, to require major technology companies to build in stronger device-level protections for children. The Secretary of State made clear that any legislation introduced must be capable of being effectively enforced. The Government is considering the detail of those enforcement arrangements as legislative proposals are developed.