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We recommend that the Government rebalances responsibility for child online safety decisively towards social media...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government rebalances responsibility for child online safety decisively towards social media and technology companies. The Government must ensure that schools, teachers and families are supported by regulation rather than left to compensate for unsafe digital environments, over which they have minimal control and cannot reasonably be expected to resolve alone. (Recommendation, Paragraph 19) 16
Source
Committee
Education Committee
Inquiry
Screen Time and Social Media
Addressee Bodies
Department for Education
Timeline
Report published
21 May 2026