Social media and technology companies face sanctions unless they do more to curb cyberbullying, sexting and trolling, as part of a new internet safety strategy.
Ministers are to summon Facebook, Twitter, Apple and others to Whitehall and will demand that they develop new technological solutions similar to those used to thwart paedophiles and terrorists.
The call will be backed by the threat of legislation, with a green paper promised in the summer. Theresa May will commit today to making Britain the safest place in the world for children to be online.
Fears about sexting have superseded parental worries over drinking and drug-taking. A study for the NSPCC and the children’s commissioner found that 13 per cent of those aged between 11 and 16 had taken