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The phrase “How many children were left without a safety net in the time we dilly dallied and worried about tech bosses?” comes from Jess Phillips’ resignation letter to Labour leader Keir Starmer, where she criticizes the slow and cautious approach taken by the leadership, especially concerning legislation to protect children from online sexual abuse.
Phillips highlights that despite having technological solutions available to prevent children from taking and sharing naked images of themselves—a significant source of online child sexual abuse—the government delayed action for over a year. She attributes this to a reluctance to confront powerful technology companies (“tech bosses”) and a preference for incremental, cautious “threatening to legislate” rather than actually legislating early.
Her point is that this hesitation and focus on not upsetting the tech industry led to a failure in timely protecting vulnerable children, leaving many exposed without a safety net.
In summary, “dilly dallying and worrying about tech bosses” refers to a frustratingly slow process of governmental action caused by concerns over challenging powerful tech companies, resulting in delayed protection for children against online abuse
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