LONDON – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to announce a ban on under-16s using social media within days after his position hardened following parents’ response to a government consultation. Nine in ten parents who responded to the consultation said they wanted to see such a ban, Technolo»»»

"This government will not stand by while children are put at risk online," said UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned major technology companies they must introduce safeguards to stop children from sending or receiving explicit images, or face new legislation wit»»»

Keir Starmer has vowed a legal ban on children being able to send and receive nude images - if tech firms do not act. The PM has set a deadline of September for companies such as Apple and Google to enforce restrictions voluntarily, or face legislation. The ultimatum comes amid mounting pressure fr»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer threw down the gauntlet to tech firms on Monday at London Tech Week at Olympia in west London, threatening to legislate unless they act to block children using their phones to shoot, share or view naked images. Photo by Carlos Jasso/EPA June 8 (UPI) -- British Pr»»»

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 forcing them to do so, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Under the new plans, firms like Apple and Google sho»»»

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 technica»»»