Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’
PM summons senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X and says social media is ‘putting our children at risk’
Keir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a Downing Street meeting over internet safety.
The prime minister summoned senior figures at Meta, TikTok, Google and X to No 10 on Thursday morning as his government considers imposing new restrictions on platforms, including an https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-begins-apps-listed">Australia-style ban for under-16s.
Meta owns Facebook and Instagram, and Google owns YouTube.
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