United Kingdom: House of Commons rejected Lords amendment requiring mandatory social media access restrictions for children and proposed amendments in lieu to Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
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House of Commons rejected Lords amendment requiring mandatory social media access restrictions for children and proposed amendments in lieu to Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
On 16 April 2026, the House of Commons rejected a Lords amendment that would have required the Secretary of State to mandate all regulated user-to-user services to use highly effective age assurance measures to prevent under-16s from becoming or bei…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2026-01-21
under deliberation
2026-04-16
under deliberation
2026-04-20
under deliberation
2026-04-28
adopted