british premier tells social media bosses to step up child online safety
London, April 17 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday hinted at possible measures limiting children's access to social media, as he met senior tech figures and warned: "Things can't go on like this."
"They must change because right now social media is putting our children at risk," Starmer told the group who included Wifredo Fernandez of X, Alistair Law of TikTok, Markus Reinisch of Meta, and Ronan Harris of Snap.
"In a world in which children are protected, even if that means access is restricted, that is preferable to a world where harm is the price of participation," he added.
Starmer summoned the social media bosses to the Downing Street meeting, also attended by Technology Minister Liz Kendall, amid growing calls for a ban on under-16s using the platforms.
He told the industry leaders he looked forward to working with them on new safeguarding measures, but insisted there had to be change....
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