UK PM gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children's phones(theguardian.com)

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UK PM gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children's phones

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-tech-firms-ultimatum-block-explicit-images-children-phones

7 comments

basiswordle mois dernier

Isn’t this something already implemented on Apple devices a few years ago? Where potentially sensitive images received are blocked until reviewed by a parent.

timwisle mois dernier

I think that only applies to the messages app

emayljamesle mois dernier

Sigh! Once again they are pushing something they don't understand the impact of.

It sounds great on paper, they can pretend they have done something. The reality is, the overreaching age gating they enforced, resulted in a lot of parents needing to set stuff to adult settings, because like this, the government doesn't have a clue what they are doing

basiswordle mois dernier

>> The reality is, the overreaching age gating they enforced, resulted in a lot of parents needing to set stuff to adult settings, because like this, the government doesn't have a clue what they are doing

Can you explain this more? I’m not sure I understand what parents had to do and why.

tombotle mois dernier

Regular device accounts now ask you to prove you are 18+ through different processes, mine was enabled based on age of Apple ID.

This is entirely seperate to the family sharing permissions that’s presumably the op is talking about, where I think? They are saying the permissions are not fine grained enough so workarounds are needed.

tombotle mois dernier

Not sure why this has ended up preferable to a smartphone ban for under 16? Surely we could decide to sell dumber devices that allow communication without internet and image sharing / capture?

nickslaughter02le mois dernier

A police state is gonna police.