If they do not, the government will introduce legislation to “force them to activate the technology”, the Home Office said in a statement.
“This is not an impossible challenge,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer told delegates at the London Tech Week conference.
“These are some of the most innovative companies in the world and I believe they can solve it, but if they choose not to, then we will act and we will change the law, because when it comes to the safety of our children, standing by is not an option,” he added.
