UK state has been too timid on online safety for women, children, minister says
By Patricia Figueiredo ( September 30, 2026, 15:37 GMT | Insight) -- The UK state has been “far too small and far too timid” when it comes to protecting women and children online, the country's culture and media minister has said. Her remarks at the governing Labour party's annual autumn conference follow comments by AI minister who said on Tuesday that new legislation was unnecessary to address superintelligent AI as it was already “illegal” in the UK.The UK state has been far too small and far too timid for far too long when it comes to protecting women and children online, the country's culture and media minister Lisa Nandy said on Wednesday....
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