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Labour under pressure to appoint Tory ex-minister as next Ofcom chair

Liz Kendall urged by online safety figures to give job to Jeremy Wright ahead of Labour peer Margaret Hodge

The Guardian - UK

What the UK Government is proposing on social media regulation

A Government consultation is inviting views on whether there should be an Australia-style ban on children from using social media.

Evening Standard

Government to launch trial of social media ban for UK teenagers

The trial will involve 300 teenagers aged between 13 and 17

The Independent UK

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Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI use of copyrighted work

Government no longer has ‘preferred option’ on copyright, technology secretary says, after backlash from artists

The Guardian - UK

“Push the reset button on the debate on AI and copyright”: The music industry breathes a sigh of relief as plans to let AI firms pilfer copyrighted material are dropped

Consultation found only 3% supported government plans

MusicRadar

UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister

Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and business

The Guardian - UK

Reeves to pledge ‘fastest AI adoption in G7’ and deeper ties with EU

The Chancellor will set out her ‘three big choices’ for growth as she delivers the annual Mais lecture in the City of London.

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Labour MPs have no reason to oppose new welfare reforms, says minister

Pat McFadden unveils £1bn youth employment scheme and appeals to backbenchers who rebelled last year

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of using ‘hugely inflated’ jobs figures for data centres

The Action to Protect Rural Scotland is demanding more scrutiny of such claims.

Evening Standard

MPs reject ban on social media for under-16s

Ban could still be introduced in future after Commons back government bid to give extra powers to secretary of state

The Guardian - UK

Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says

Exclusive: Technology secretary urges tech companies to do more to tackle online misogyny

The Guardian - UK

Ministers consider social media curfew and AI chatbot restrictions to keep children safe online

Government launches consultation to hear views from parents, guardians and young people across the UK

The Independent UK

UK social media ban for under-16s edges closer with Starmer expected to back it

Liz Kendall to launch consultation next week that will also explore alternatives such as curbs on infinite scrolling

The Guardian - UK

Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media

A three-month consultation on banning children from social media and restricting infinite scrolling is to be launched in March.

Evening Standard

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Budget-style online safety debates could help law ‘keep pace’ with tech changes

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said ministers want to ‘get the legislation right’.

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Office looking into Starmer-linked thinktank after it investigated journalists

Liz Kendall says officials will be ‘establishing the facts’ about report that made false claims about journalists

The Independent UK

Politics live: Trump warns Starmer is making ‘big mistake’ in fresh attack over Chagos Islands deal

The president warned against the loss of the US-UK military base on Diego Garcia

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Government abandons plans to delay 30 local council elections in May – as it happened

The government was warned by its lawyers that such a move could be illegal as it pledges an additional £63m to help councils with reorganisation

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Social media ban for under 16s could be announced within months, says Technology Secretary Liz Kendall

Ministers are scrambling to keep up with the fast-changing online world as they seek to protect youngters

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer promises smartphone crackdown for under-16s within months

Measures could include a minimum age limit for social media, restrictions on infinite scrolling and preventing children from speaking with online chatbots

Evening Standard

No online platform gets ‘free pass’ when it comes to child safety, says Starmer

The Prime Minister was speaking as he set out plans to bolster the protection of young people online.

Evening Standard

Broadband and mobile firms pledge to stop unexpected bill increases

Providers will also make it easier for vulnerable consumers to access social tariffs under the Government’s new Telecoms Consumer Charter.

Evening Standard

Every young person in London deserves a pathway to a brighter future

Most of the business community thinks that AI will displace a large number of existing jobs

The Guardian - UK

The left warned that Starmerism would end like this. Now all of Britain faces the fallout

Peter Mandelson helped Morgan McSweeney privilege Labour’s reactionary forces to sustain the PM, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses

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