2026-02-19
The sharing of non-consensual intimate images is utterly abhorrent. That's why when we learnt people were using AI tool Grok to make vile images, we moved quickly to get it stopped. Today, we are going further. We are putting social media companies on notice to take down any
The Guardian
The UK proposes requiring tech companies to remove nonconsensual abusive content within 48 hours, or risk being blocked and fined up to 10% of global revenue
PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogyny
2026-02-16
No social media platform should get a free pass when it comes to protecting our kids. That's why I'm taking action.
Financial Times
Keir Starmer says “no platform gets a free pass”, as the UK moves to amend safety laws to include AI chatbots like Grok, which made sexualized deepfakes of kids
Keir Starmer to warn tech companies that ‘no platform gets a free pass’ after deepfake scandal involving Grok
2025-07-23
We're cracking down on migrants working illegally as food delivery riders. We'll share asylum accommodation locations with Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats so they can take action if riders are staying there. We will do what it takes to ensure fairness for British people.
Financial Times
The UK partners with Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats to curb illegal food delivery work, share more data, and combat a secondary market in rider accounts
Increased data sharing between government and companies follows concerns checks are being flouted X: @keir_starmer X: Keir Starmer / @keir_starmer : We're cracking down on migrants...
2025-01-13
It's important to me that this Labour goverment improves your life and your community in ways you actually notice. Al has enormous potential to do that. While the Tories stifled growth and innovation, my government will use Al to turbocharge our Plan for Change.
Counterpoint Research
Global smartphone shipments grew 4% YoY in 2024 after a decade-low in 2023; top two brands, Samsung and Apple, were mostly flat, while Xiaomi grew 12% YoY
- Global smartphone sell-through grew 4% YoY in 2024, following the weakest year in a decade in 2023.
2024-08-08
This is the swift action we're taking. If you provoke violent disorder on our streets or online, you will face the full force of the law.
Politics.co.uk
In a now-deleted X post, Elon Musk reposted a fake Telegraph story shared by a far-right party about the UK opening “Detainment Camps”; the post had 1.8M views
Elon Musk has deleted a post on X, the social media platform he owns, in which he spread fake news about …
This is not protest, it is pure violence. We will have a standing army of public duty officers. We will ramp up criminal justice. We will apply criminal law online as well as offline. We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on Muslim communities. [video]
Financial Times
UK officials say X has been less responsive to removing disinformation than Google, Meta, and TikTok, as Elon Musk launches a series of jibes at PM Keir Starmer
Financial Times :
This is the swift action we're taking. If you provoke violent disorder on our streets or online, you will face the full force of the law.
Financial Times
UK officials say X has been less responsive to removing disinformation than Google, Meta, and TikTok, as Elon Musk launches a series of jibes at PM Keir Starmer
Financial Times :
This is not protest, it is pure violence. We will have a standing army of public duty officers. We will ramp up criminal justice. We will apply criminal law online as well as offline. We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on Muslim communities. [video]
Politics.co.uk
In a now-deleted X post, Elon Musk reposted a fake Telegraph story shared by a far-right party about the UK opening “Detainment Camps”; the post had 1.8M views
Elon Musk has deleted a post on X, the social media platform he owns, in which he spread fake news about …
2021-06-06
Encouraging first step towards a global pact on tax avoidance. But the Conservatives have worked to water it down from the initial plan of a 21% global corporate tax rate. That would have raised £131 million extra a week for our public services. https://www.bbc.co.uk/...
Politico
Finance ministers of G7 countries, the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, agree to back a new global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%
G7 countries reached a landmark agreement Saturday aimed at making it harder for the world's largest companies to avoid paying taxes.