Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Priti Patel has urged G7 nations to back the UK's approach to holding tech giants accountable if harmful content continues to be posted on their platforms.
The Home Secretary has warned social media companies to make children’s safety a priority as much as they do their bottom line at a meeting of the G7 interior ministers.
It comes as a new Safety Tech Challenge Fund was launched in a bid to tackle child sexual abuse online. Read more: Apple delays launch of child abuse scanning technology Up to £85,000 each is on the table for five organisations that can come up with innovative technologies that keep children safe when using end-to-end encrypted messaging services.
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