# Former minister calls for phone tech to block live-streamed child sex abuse

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-minister-calls-for-phone-tech-to-block-live-streamed-child-sex-abuse/
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:38:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T17:38:38+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Politics (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck9q8g0x14geo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Gadgets, Government, Politics, Technology

## Key points

- Jess Phillips wants device-level blocking of child sexual abuse material.
- The UK is ranked third for live-streamed child sexual abuse.
- Privacy campaigners challenge claims about the technology.

## Summary

Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has urged the government to require phones and other devices sold in Britain to block child sexual abuse material as it is filmed or viewed. Supporters say this could disrupt abuse at its source and protect children in the UK and elsewhere, where the country is identified as one of the world’s largest markets for live-streamed abuse.

The proposed software would use AI in a device’s operating system to identify known abuse images, blocking them without logging, storing or transmitting content, according to campaigners. The National Crime Agency ranks the UK third globally for live-streamed child sexual abuse, while Internet Watch Foundation research found three-quarters of child sexual abuse material was not self-generated and was likely captured on adults’ devices. Civil liberties group Big Brother Watch disputes claims that on-device blocking preserves privacy and encryption.

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