Starmer Pressures Tech Giants on Kids' Social Media Safety

0:00On April 16th, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just sat down with the big bosses from X, Meta, Snap, Tiktok, and Google. You know the ones running. YouTube and laid it out straight. Things can't keep going like this on social media when it comes to kids' safety. He told them flat out that ignoring the risks ain't an option. And the fallout from not stepping up is way too real. Starmer pushed for real changes, saying restricted access beats, letting harm slide, just to keep kids scrolling. Tories are calling him out for mixed signals, since his own labor MPs shot down a push to ban under 16s from social media the day before this. Meeting. Bereaved families are piling on the pressure, demanding tougher moves against these tech giants. The government's running a consultation on online safety right now, and they've got the powers in place to act fast once it's done. Maybe even, including that under 16 ban. Countries like Australia already rode our restrictions last year, with spots in Europe like Spain and Greece gearing up too.

1:03Starmer's clear he's moving forward to protect the young ones, working with these companies to figure out the how, but no firm timeline yet. Eyes are on what shakes out next to make the digital world safer for the next generation.