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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Lisa Nandy's statement on protecting children online www.gov.uk/government/s... The UK Government is doubling down on device-level censorship despite the HarmBlock/SafeToNet debacle #techpolicy #childrights #openweb

Since June, officials from my department and the Home Office have overseen an unprecedented work programme with Apple and Google, working with senior leaders and engineers to explore new ways of preventing child sexual abuse and strengthening protections for children online.

I can report that - following this engagement - Apple and Google have provided the government with significant commitments.

Both companies have developed meaningful changes at the operating-level to make it harder for children to share nude imagery, we have seen progress in the blocking – not blurring – of nude imagery on underage devices, and this builds on significant milestones already in implementation - Apple's recent rollout earlier this year of operating-system level age assurance tied to safety features, preventing a child from receiving or sharing nude imagery on iMessage or Facetime.

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The Vampire Fish Queen @fishqueen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

↪ Replying to @owenboswarva.bsky.social

This is crazy because it sounds like Government was ready to give the companies another six months to develop the technology and algorithms but has instead opted, at the last minute, to go for legislation because Jess Phillips went to andy burnham who then overruled everyone else...

9:01 PM · Sep 8, 2026

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