Written question asked by Luke Evans (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 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.
Social Media: Eating Disorders
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of whether measures used by developers of artificial intelligence systems to prevent harmful eating disorder-related outputs could be applied by social media companies to reduce users' exposure to content that promotes eating disorders.
- Answer
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Tackling eating-disorder content online is a priority for the Government, and we recognise the risks posed by AI systems generating content that could encourage or exacerbate eating disorders.
Generative AI services in scope of the Online Safety Act are required to prevent children from encountering eating-disorder content. As the independent regulator, Ofcom's codes of practice set out the measures it considers appropriate for meeting those duties
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 26131
- Session
- 2026-27
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Eating disorders Artificial intelligence Social media
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- 2026-10-05 14:30:04 +0100
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