Written question asked by Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
WhatsApp
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the inclusion of Channels and Updates functions on WhatsApp on the policy not to consider WhatsApp a social media platform.
- Answer
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Government announced in June that we would ban social media companies from offering their services to under 16s. The department is currently working through the details and the final scope criteria will be set out in the regulations that will be laid in Parliament.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 21806
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- WhatsApp Social media
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- 2026-09-15 16:39:59 +0100
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