Starmer says government will legislate if tech companies don’t stop children using phones to take naked images – UK politics live

Prime minister makes announcement during speech at the start of London Tech Week The Home Office says the ban being proposed today to make it impossible for children to use their phones to take naked images of themselves or others would be a world first. In a news release it says: In Britain will become the first country in the world where it is impossible for children to take, share or view naked pictures on their devices, the prime minister announced today in a speech at London Tech Week. Under new plans, Big Tech companies like Apple and Google must activate built-in features or implement technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images for children. Where technology poses a threat to our people, to our children, we will act quickly and firmly. We saw that earlier this year with Grok. They allowed their tools to be used to create disgusting, explicit images. Continue reading...