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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Jasmine Norden

Parents should not be only ones to ensure children stay safe online – watchdog

Rachel de Souza has said tech companies must take more responsibility (Sarah Collier/PA) - (PA Wire)

Parents and children should not be left to shoulder the burden of staying safe online alone, the children’s commissioner has said.

Dame Rachel de Souza said tech companies must take greater responsibility in creating platforms that are safe by design, after prime minister Sir Keir Starmer promised a “fight” with social media firms to protect children.

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