https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/15/nspcc-sharp-rise-children-blackmailed-over-sexual-images-uk. Jess Phillips resigned as Online Safety Minister because of Labour's failure to act on the issue of blocking children's & young people's sending of explicit #images of themselves via #SMS text messaging ("sexting") or the #internet, @vfrmedia. This was because of Starmer's #inertia & apparent thralldom to Big Tech. See: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/jess-phillips-resignation-letter-keir-starmer-b1282033.html.
NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK

Charity says calls to its Childline service about online sexual abuse and exploitation have risen 36% in a year

The Guardian
@rmblaber1956 @vfrmedia did it have anything to do with "age verification" currently being a scam and trojan horse for privacy invasion and foreign gatekeepers?
@mjr @vfrmedia No, it didn't. It was about inserting a block into #mobile #phones sold exclusively to #kids & #teenagers, or intended for their use. The #technology for that is available, so I'm told.