AI chatbots could be ‘restricted for children’ under new social media ban

Australia has already implemented a social media ban (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Sir Keir Starmer is considering fast-tracking a social media ban for under-16s, which could include AI chatbots restrictions.

The prime minister wrote on his Substack yesterday that he wants to ‘tighten up’ the Online Safety Act to ensure AI firms are ‘firmly in scope’.

He said: ‘It’s vitally important that our rules keep up with the rapid pace of technological change.

‘This will...