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Starmer Summons Tech Giants to Downing Street Over Child Safety

Executives from Meta, X, Snap, TikTok and Google will be questioned on safeguards as ministers weigh an under-16 ban and stricter AI controls.

  • Sir Keir Starmer called a meeting with social media bosses "to make sure social media companies step up and take responsibility" for children's safety online.
  • Conservative shadow education secretary Laura Trott accused Labour MPs of "failing parents and children by voting against a ban on social media for under-16s and against removing smartphones from schools."
  • Andy Burrows, chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation, said Starmer "must turn his welcome rhetoric into action with a clear commitment in the King's Speech to a new Online Safety Act that finally calls time on cavalier business models that put profit before safety.
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UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safety

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."

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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