Starmer preparing to announce social media restrictions for children

The prime minister has pledged "decisive" measures in response to calls for an Australia-style ban.

Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones

Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PM UK politics live – latest updates Apple and Google have been given until September to install software that blocks explicit images on children’s mobile phones or face legislation enforcing its requirement, Keir Starmer said on Monday. The prime minister said tech companies must activate nudity-detection algorithms or other technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to prevent users t...

By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

How would Starmer’s social media ban for under-16s work in the UK?

Around eight in 10 UK children aged three to 17 are estimated to have at least one active social media profile

By Albert Toth

PM Starmer set to ban ‘harmful’ social media for under-16s

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on “harmful” online platforms for children under 16 while maintaining access to some safer forms of social media, the Times newspaper reported on Monday. Starmer, who is due to make a speech later on Monday, is said to have decided to proceed with restrictions after […]

UK ‘set to announce under-16s social media ban’ within days

By Nina Lloyd and Athena Stavrou

UK PM Starmer set to ban ‘harmful’ social media for under-16s

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is said to have decided to proceed with restrictions after speaking to bereaved parents and considering evidence from Australia, which brought in a ban for under-16s last December

By Reuters