Newscast – Jess Phillips on explicit image ban for children

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Today we heard that Labor MP Jess Phillips has resigned from government in part because of the failure to act quickly on children’s online safety. One of the steps she was pushing for at the time was announced today. Sir Keir Starmer told companies to enable 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 journalist James Landale and US anchor Catriona Perry discuss what happened, why and what it means for peace talks. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Chris Flynn with Anna Harris. The social producer was Gabrielle Purcell-Davies. The technical producer was Johnny Hall. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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