25 resultsfor “social media companies meeting with UK government”
companies," she added. On Wednesday evening, UK MPs rejected calls to ban social media for under-16s, which had been backed by peers in the House of Lords, for a second time. Ministers argued
government language about the X owner. It follows weeks of posts by Musk on his social media platform about [the murder of Henry Nowak](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/southampton-man-jailed-life-murder-student-religious-knife-vickrum-digwa-henry-nowak), many of which have used far-right themes
government for high business energy bills, exacerbated by the Iran war, which are [damaging steel companies](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/iran-war-energy-uk-europe-steel-chemicals) and the wider manufacturing sector. Reform’s overtures have received a mixed reception across the industry
UK politics live Good morning. The government has been consulting on whether to follow Australia and impose a ban on social media for under-16s, [or whether to opt for other restrictions](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/how-uk-may-restrict-social-media-under-16s-time-limits-curfews-ban),
meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday to urge the government to demand he swiftly raises the age of access for social media platforms deemed harmful to 16. "Later today, I, and other families
UK politics live Good morning. ‘We don’t comment on leaks,’ is the usual government response to an unsanctioned lobby scoop. But this morning **Peter Kyle**, the business secretary, took a different response. Asked about
company of Facebook and Instagram – platforms that will be affected by the outcome of the consultation – is already seeking a judicial review of one aspect of the OSA. It has [launched a legal challenge
UK tech industry trade group, which represents the major social media firms, says there is a “broad consensus” against a ban within TechUK’s membership, which includes platforms such as Spotify and Google
social media companies have a responsibility to take down illegal content, particularly when we’ve been seeing circumstances like we have in Northern Ireland recently.”  and TikTok faced robust questioning from
social media platform X, which enabled the distribution of about 1,400 comments. Swinney’s account was targeted 652 times, the SNP’s 338 and the Scottish government’s 112. Swinney and fellow ministers have
meeting her turned out to be a very sophisticated fake registered in the US city of Baltimore. Kirsty is just one victim of what experts say has been a surge in scams since the Covid
social traditions” – stretching all the way back to the Magna Carta – are such that “time and again our two countries have always found ways to come together”. As Trump threatens to impose “a big tariff
social media before jurisdictions had received a notice letter, [it] was just an extreme departure from how things normally had been done.” Political leadership in the division also did not seem to care that much
UK during an operation last year. Research from the Centre for Cities points to Cambridge, York, Edinburgh and Manchester as relative success stories. But this reflects another problem: inequality, because it tends to be places
company, [Mitie](https://www.theguardian.com/business/mitiegroup), have alleged that some staff members working in immigration removal centres and deporting migrants have made offensive comments at work and in social media posts. A dossier of examples, seen
government pressure." Since 2019, Meta has defended its plans amid criticism, while working through the technical challenge of bringing the technology to Facebook and Instagram. The company did not publicly announce its decision to abandon
governments and many multinational companies have distanced themselves from Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the forum has emerged as a showcase for the Kremlin’s efforts to deepen ties with countries