UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban
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- A You Tube advertisement at Westminster underground station.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMinisters have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer on Monday.
- Officials said they have spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president himself that the restrictions were not specifically aimed at US technology companies.
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A You Tube advertisement at Westminster underground station. Elon Musk, the owner of X, has already pushed back against the UK’s proposed social media restrictions. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters View image in fullscreen A You Tube advertisement at Westminster underground station. Elon Musk, the owner of X, has already pushed back against the UK’s proposed social media restrictions. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters Social media UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media banNo 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions to under-16s’ internet use
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMinisters have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer on Monday.
Officials said they have spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president himself that the restrictions were not specifically aimed at US technology companies.