Category: Social media

Rushed social media ban for under-16s in UK could ‘unravel’, charity warns

Molly Rose Foundation says government should instead set strict safety standards for appsA rushed under-16s social media ban in the UK could unravel and families will be left to count the cost, a leading child safety charity has...

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Child phone nudity law could largely end online child sexual abuse if widely adopted, Jess Phillips claims – UK politics live

Former safeguarding minister says if ban came into force properly it could ‘basically eliminate’ problem The government has highlighted work done by the internet safety firm SafeToNet as showing that the technology...

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Keir Starmer to say ‘tech revolution must work for everyone’ in speech on AI – UK politics live

Prime minister to give speech on the government’s technology policy this morning Good morning. Two weeks today, it seems more likely than not that Andy Burnham will be taking his seat as the new MP for Makerfield. A...

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‘Killer of trust’: social media groups fuel misinformation in UK, report finds

Investigation reveals more than 4.4 million people live in ‘news deserts’ that lack dedicated local reportingLocal social media groups are fuelling misinformation in areas with no reliable sources of news, according...

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Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

Two leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for eventThe UK is failing to protect freedom of speech, prominent activists have said, after the government banned two...

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Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for two leftwing US commentators

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for eventThe UK is failing to protect freedom of speech, prominent activists have said, after the government banned two...

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Much of what Blair said in essay criticising Labour was wrong, says Starmer – UK politics live

Starmer launches long defence of his record when asked about former PM’s essay critiquing current government Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, is introducing Alan Milburn.He says Milburn’s report is...

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Milburn says migrants not to blame for Neets crisis but falling immigration creates ‘opportunity’ – UK politics live

Major report on young people not in employment, education or training warns ‘we have neither a system or a plan to deal with it’Young people in the UK: how has the search for work been for you?Pat McFadden, the work...

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