Ella Bradshaw

“Not all children have families they can rely on to oversee their online worlds and help them to stay safe. We know that the issue of patchy online protections extends across the online world.”

Ella Bradshaw · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Bradshaw noted that not all children have families they can rely on to oversee their online worlds and help them stay safe.

“This means features like disappearing messages, infinite scroll, the ability to gift and livestreaming remain unaddressed. Similarly, little has been announced on how Meta’s AI chatbots will be made safer – better guardrails are needed, particularly when children raise safeguarding concerns.”

Ella Bradshaw · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Bradshaw said features like disappearing messages, infinite scroll, and livestreaming remain unaddressed and called for better guardrails for AI chatbots.

“This settlement must spur governments and regulators to go further faster; taking stronger action across the online ecosystem including private messaging, AI tools and online gaming. Without that wider shift, children will continue to face avoidable harm.”

Ella Bradshaw · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Bradshaw said the settlement must spur governments and regulators to take stronger action across the online ecosystem to prevent avoidable harm to children.

“These are the things that we know keep children hooked and feeling out of control of their screen time, so action here is necessary and welcome. However, important gaps remain,”

Ella Bradshaw · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Ella Bradshaw welcomed moves to rein in addictive design features like personalised algorithms and likes, but noted that important gaps remain.

“don’t suddenly drop away the moment a teenager turns 18.”

Ella Bradshaw · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Bradshaw called for stronger protections for younger children and protections that do not end when a teenager turns 18.