By Guardian staff reporter
Publication Date: 2026-02-16 13:32:00
Britain’s prime minister has announced a crackdown on artificial intelligence chatbots that pose a danger to children, accusing Grok of allowing its users to create images that digitally undress people. During a visit to a community center in south-west London, Keir Starmer also said the government planned to speed up new restrictions on children’s use of social media if they were approved by MPs following a public consultation on a possible ban on children under 16. This means changes to how children use social media, which could include measures such as limiting infinite scrolling, could come as soon as this summer