President Trump urged Keir Starmer to not censor his social media platform as they confronted journalists at his Trump-Turnberry golf course in Scotland.
The US President was requested by GB Information’s Bev Turner whether or not he’s involved about new powers out there to the Labour Authorities that might see limits imposed on Reality Social.
She requested: “Mr President, you’ve gotten a profitable social media web site. There are new powers right here to censor your web site and Twitter and Fb. Is that okay?”
Trump mentioned “I don’t suppose he’s going to censor my web site” earlier than jokingly asking the Prime Minister “will you please uncensor my web site?”
Starmer was fast to emphasize he has no plans to water down Reality Social and mentioned measures are in place to guard younger youngsters.
“We’re not censoring anybody. We now have some measures there to guard youngsters, particularly from websites like suicide websites”, he mentioned.
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“We’ve had too many circumstances in the UK of younger youngsters taking their very own lives and if you look by their social media, that they had been accessing websites that discuss suicide and inspiring youngsters down that highway.
“We’re very pleased with free speech on this nation and we are going to shield it endlessly, however on the similar time, I strongly really feel we should always shield our younger youngsters from suicide websites.
“I don’t see that as a free speech concern, I see it as a toddler safety concern.”
Trump drew parallels with a invoice handed in Congress that his spouse, Melania, spearheaded.
The ‘Take It Down’ act was signed into regulation in Might and criminalises posting ‘intimate photographs’, actual or AI-generated, on-line with out a person’s consent and requires know-how firms to take away the content material inside 48 hours.
The President instructed Bev defending youngsters on-line is a “downside” earlier than talking about his personal social media platform as soon as extra.
“I can’t think about him [Starmer] censoring Reality Social. I solely say good issues about him and his nation so if you happen to censor me, you’re making a mistake.”
The comment prompted laughter from the Prime Minister because the pair placed on a heat show in entrance of the press.
The Trump administration harbour considerations about the way forward for free speech in Britain with Vice President JD Vance mentioned to be eager for the UK to repeal hate speech legal guidelines and ditch plans for a brand new on-line security regulation.
He has beforehand urged that free speech is being undermined by legal guidelines banning hateful feedback.