Jess Phillips On The Explicit Image Ban For Children
6/8/202642 min
Today we hear from Labour MP Jess Phillips, who resigned from government in part over what she saw as its failure to act quicker on kids‘ online safety.
One of the measures she was pushing for at the time was announced today. Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update software to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices.
And after 24 hours of missile fire between Israel and Iran. Diplomatic correspondent James Landale and chief presenter in the US Caitríona Perry discuss what happened, why, and what it means for peace talks.
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First 90 secondsAdam Fleming· Host0:00
Hello. Do you remember a few weeks ago when the Keir Starmer leadership crisis was in full swing, and the Home Office minister, Jess Phillips, resigned? And in her letter, she specifically said one of the reasons she was resigning was the government dragging its heels over the introduction of this new technology on phones that could prevent children from taking and sharing nude pictures of themselves. Well, today, Keir Starmer, who's still prime minister, announced the government's going ahead with it. So we'll find out what's going on and get Jess Phillips' reaction to it on this episode of Newscast.
Caitriona Perry0:32
Newscast. Newscast from the BBC.
James Landale0:35
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Adam Fleming· Host0:39
Nostalgia will not bring back the old order. 67.
Jess Phillips· Guest0:42
67.
Adam Fleming· Host0:42
Yeah.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:44
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Speaker 50:45
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Speaker 60:48
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Caitriona Perry0:48
Thinking about it like a panto helped.
James Landale0:51
[laughs] Do we play music now or what do we do?
Adam Fleming· Host0:53
Hello, it's Adam in the Newscast studio, and later on in the podcast we will get the latest on what's happening between Israel and Iran, because over the weekend, for a period, it looked as if the ceasefire was over and the war was back on. But we will bring you all the latest and the latest implications of it as well. But first of all, today, Keir Starmer, the prime minister, was doing a speech for the start of Tech Week, and he basically said to the tech companies and particularly the phone manufacturers, "You have got three months to introduce this technology which will stop under 18s taking and sharing naked images of themselves with their phones." And if the tech companies do not introduce