Received 26 February 2026
Decided 27 March 2026
Refused
Request Reference CCS-FOI-2026-0063
Requester Type Journalist
Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records created since 1 February relating to interactions between Departmental staff and big tech firms (Meta, X/Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat and Google) regarding a proposed ban on social media for under 16s, specifically Any correspondence between any of the above named companies and departmental staff (at PO level and above)Minutes of any meetings between representatives of the above named companies and departmental staff (at PO level and above) Any briefings or memos created for staff (at PO level and above) regarding the proposed ban