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Should verified identities become the standard online? Australia’s social media ban for under-16s shows why the question matters.
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Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s
Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in AustraliaWes Streeting has asked Jonathan Haidt, a bestselling author and high-profile advocate of banning social media for under-16s, to speak to…
Home Office TikTok account posting deportation footage accused of turning ‘brutality into clickbait’
Video of raids and migrant arrests shared by profile with slogan ‘restoring order and control to our borders’A Home Office TikTok account posting footage of deportations and arrests set to dramatic music has been criticised for turning “brutality” into…
Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to social media ban for young people
PM says he is alarmed at reports about children’s screen time and has shifted position on Australian-style policyUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has told MPs he is open to the idea of an Australian-style ban on social media for young peop…
Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images
A British regulator said it had started a formal investigation into Mr. Musk’s chatbot over the spread of illegal images.
Meta Calls for Calm Amidst Instagram Password Reset Panic
Meta stated that there had been no breach of its systems and that Instagram accounts remained secure.
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Law making creation of nonconsensual, intimate images illegal to come into force this week – UK politics live
Liz Kendall says decision by X last week to restrict the Grok AI deepfake tool to subscribers did not go far enoughZahawi says he accepts that the Conservatives are to blame for some of the problems facinng the country.Since leaving parliament, I have …
UK threatens action against X over sexualised AI images of women and children
Government signals support for possible Ofcom intervention on Grok as scrutiny of X’s AI tool intensifiesBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s X “is not doing enough to keep its customers safe online”, a minister has said, as the UK government prep…
Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban
Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban for teenagersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeta …
Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for social media ban for children
Labour Greater Manchester mayor says he agrees with Kemi Badenoch about need to protect under 16sNo 10 is facing renewed pressure to ban social media for under-16s after the Conservatives and the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, suppor…