UK gives Apple and Google three-month deadline to block nude images on children's devices
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has given Apple and Google a three-month deadline to block access to nude images on children's devices. Speaking at London Tech Week, Starmer urged tech companies to activate built-in features or update software to prevent under-18s from taking, sending, or viewing sexually explicit images. He framed this as a feasible challenge, emphasizing that the technology already exists and must be implemented to protect children.
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Tech companies such as Apple and Google have been asked by the UK government to block access to naked images on smartphones and other devices for under-18s.
Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update software to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices.
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