UK Government Braces for Potential Fallout with US Over Social Media Ban for Minors As the UK government prepares to implement a landmark ban on under-16s using social media, officials are growing increasingly concerned about a potential backlash from the White House. The restrictions, announced by Labour leader Keir Starmer, have sparked a concerted lobbying effort by UK ministers to avoid provoking a reaction from the Trump administration. With the US being home to some of the world's largest tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, the government is keen to reassure senior officials and President Trump that the ban is not a targeted attack on American businesses. Tensions between the two nations have been rising in recent months, and the UK's move has raised fears of retaliation from the US, potentially jeopardizing sensitive trade deals and diplomatic relations.
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...
