Stop Children From Taking and Sharing Nudes, UK Prime Minister Tells Tech Companies
Key takeaways
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday asked tech companies operating in the UK to prevent children from taking, sending and receiving nude images.
- "I am calling on tech companies operating in this country to introduce device controls that prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images," Starmer said in a speech at London Tech Week.
- The British government is asking tech companies, including Apple and Google, to put in place device-level controls to prevent nude images of children within the next three months.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday asked tech companies operating in the UK to prevent children from taking, sending and receiving nude images. If they fail to do so, the UK will change the law, he said.
"I am calling on tech companies operating in this country to introduce device controls that prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images," Starmer said in a speech at London Tech Week. "This is not an impossible challenge. These are some of the most innovative companies in the world and I believe they can solve it, but if they choose not to, then we will act."
The British government is asking tech companies, including Apple and Google, to put in place device-level controls to prevent nude images of children within the next three months. It wants the technology to be available across both new and existing phones.