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Ministers in England are expected to support a change in law that would permit the widespread deployment of autonomous delivery robots on public paths. This plan has raised concerns among safety campaigners regarding crowded pavements.
Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to resign after four ministers quit and calls for his departure grew louder within the party. Despite the crisis, Starmer has refused to step down, maintaining the backing of some MPs.
Online child safety campaigners, including author Jonathan Haidt, have urged a US inquiry into the Roblox gaming platform, claiming its design and business model conflict with children's developmental needs.
Safety campaigners say Meta is "passing the buck" with its new feature for parents using Instagram's teen supervision tools.
Online safety campaigners have urged Keir Starmer to focus on blocking under-16s from accessing social media apps with "risky" features, rather than implementing blanket restrictions.
Meta announced that Instagram will implement a new feature to alert parents if their teenage children search for self-harm and suicide-related content, a move that has drawn criticism from safety campaigners.