Starmer presses tech chiefs to harden online safety for children
TL;DR
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told social media bosses at Downing Street that the current approach to protecting children online can't continue, pressing Meta, Google, TikTok, X and Snap to do more as the UK weighs Australia-style restrictions for under-16s and moves toward a new Online Safety Act; MPs recently rejected an outright ban for under-16s, while the government runs a public consultation that closes May 26. Some platforms have already introduced safeguards like disabling auto-play by default and giving parents more control over screen time.
- Things can't go on like this with online safety, Starmer tells tech bosses BBC
- Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’ The Guardian
- U.K.’s Starmer Summons U.S. Social Media Companies Over Child Safety Online The New York Times
- Curbing social media to protect kids online could backfire Salon.com
- Keir Starmer tells social media firms he is considering a child ban upi.com
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