Prime minister says action will be taken on young people’s social media access in ‘months, not years’
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Keir Starmer has pledged action on young people’s access to social media in “months, not years”, while saying this did not necessarily mean a complete ban on access for under-16s.
Speaking at an event in London after the government promised to extend the crackdown to AI chatbots that place children at risk, Starmer said the issue was nuanced and that a ban was not definite, noting concerns from charities such as the NSPCC.
“I think this is such an important issue that we need to go into it with a ban as a possibility,” he told a community hub in Putney, saying he would “definitely want to look at the evidence” gathered during a three-month consultation.
