UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:10:00 GMT

No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions to under-16s’ internet useMinisters have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer.Officials said they have spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president himself that the restrictions were not specifically aimed at US technology companies. Continue reading...

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