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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Nicki Lyons

Narrow social media bans are not the right way to protect our youngsters

The Government’s landmark consultation on the digital wellbeing of children last week is a critical moment. With parents, children and industry all asked to contribute, the Government has called for a “national conversation” about how to keep our children safe online.

It comes hot on the heels of Keir Starmer’s decision to bring AI chatbots under the Online Safety Act for the first time, a measure we have been campaigning for at VodafoneThree. The change sends a clear message that if you build products used by children, you must build them to protect children.

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