The UK government announced on September 8, 2026, that it will legislate to require Apple and Google to prevent children from accessing, sharing, or viewing nude images on their phones and tablets. The move follows failed negotiations between the government and tech companies on the issue.
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The UK government will require technology companies such as Apple Inc. and Google to stop children from taking, sharing or viewing nude images on their phones and tablets, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Lisa Nandy says government will introduce legislation after talks deadline ends without breakthrough Apple and Google will be forced to block explicit images on children’s smartphones by law in the UK after talks failed to produce a breakthrough, the government has said. The legislation commitment puts ministers on a collision course with two of the biggest players in Silicon Valley, months after
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Child safety groups laud the proposed law, but they are wary over the use of surveillance software.