With blocked camera shutters and heavy blurring shields - this is exactly how phones may look under the new under-16's social media ban if it comes into place by the PM

The Prime Minister is said to be preparing to unveil plans to restrict online activity for children to protect them from harmful content after a nationwide consultation that…

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LONDON: British 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…

In an ultimatum to tech bosses like Apple and Google, Keir Starmer has warned that they must roll out software preventing children from taking, sharing and receiving nude images…

Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PM

Under the new plans, companies like Apple and Google should build or activate technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images for children,…

LONDON, June 8 : Big tech firms operating in Britain must introduce safety measures on children's phones to prevent them from circulating nude images or they will face legislation…

Tech companies such as Apple or Google told to introduce device controls to protect children

Tech companies such as Apple or Google told to introduce device controls to protect children

U.K. PM Keir Starmer plans to ban "harmful" social media for under-16s while allowing safer platforms amid mental health concerns.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said new measures would make Britain the first country in the world to block youngsters from making or viewing imagery with nude or sexual content.

Keir Starmer has set a deadline of September for companies such as Apple and Google to enforce the restrictions voluntarily, or face legislation.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells Apple, Google and other phone firms to clean up children's phones or face legislation forcing them to do so.

UK PM Keir Starmer reportedly plans new restrictions on harmful social media for under-16s, putting Meta, Google and Snap in focus.

UK says tech firms must stop underage nude imagesTimes says Starmer may ban harmful social media platformsGovernment could introduce fines or even criminal liability for tech...

PM Keir Starmer asks tech firms like Apple and Google to install "device-level" features or face fresh laws

Tech bosses could face criminal prosecution if they fail to implement changes

British prime minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a new policy next week that will ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, following Australia’s…

If firms do not act, the PM said, ‘we will change the law … when it comes to the safety of our children, standing by is not an option’.

The UK government has given Apple and Google three months to activate safeguards on devices to detect and block nude images for children, or face new legis