Family photo from the G7 summit in Évian, France, with US President Donald Trump; French President Emmanuel Macron; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney; Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen; President of the European Council Antonio Costa; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz; President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung; Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi; President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; President of Kenya William Ruto; and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, on June 16, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein/ Reuters The G7 powers, a group comprising the world's seven largest economies, appealed this Wednesday (17) to technology companies to develop tools that ensure the safety of children on the internet, amid concerns regarding the impacts of the advancement of artificial intelligence. The President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is participating in the G7 as a guest and traveled accompanied by the First Lady, Rosângela “Janja” da Silva. The appeal was made at the conclusion of three days of the G7 summit in Evian, in eastern France, which concluded with a working lunch with executives from artificial intelligence companies from North America, Europe, India, and Japan. "We call upon digital service providers to develop and implement technologies and systems that ensure safe, protected, and age-appropriate experiences," stated a joint declaration from the G7 and Brazil, South Korea, Egypt, India, and Kenya. Now on g1 The United States is aligned with its G7 partners — Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom — in defending the protection of minors on social networks. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that children under 16 could be banned from using social networks in the United Kingdom, while France is considering a similar measure. "I think it's right, because networks are dangerous when you are very young," said a high school student from Évian, during a parallel meeting organized for the spouses of the G7 leaders.
The First Lady “Janja” even advocated for the creation of a "global pact" on the subject. In the shadow of Anthropic The group's countries, however, diverge on the taxation and regulation of the digital sector. The presence of Anthropic, whose director, Dario Amodei, participated in the lunch, also marked the summit. The American artificial intelligence company suspended access to the most advanced version of its technology following an order from the United States government, which cited national security risks. "The United States and the EU must be solid partners on AI matters," declared the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who requested that citizens and companies "be able to use the best models" of artificial intelligence with total safety.
Other themes of the meeting The leaders present also debated other themes of global interest during the three days of the meeting. The day before, for example, President Lula stated that "the energy and digital transitions cannot reproduce historical patterns that concentrate economic benefits among a few actors." In other statements, the G7 committed to "significantly" reducing dependence on China as a supplier of critical minerals and to launching a "port network" by November to combat drug trafficking and strengthen cooperation between its main ports. Additionally, the countries also celebrated the agreement between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East as a "historic opportunity" and agreed to increase pressure on Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine. The pact, reached "under the firm leadership of President [Donald] Trump", "offers a historic opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring any nuclear weapon and to face threats related to its regional and ballistic activities," they stated.
Trump, who has always refused to point a culprit in this conflict, adopted a more hostile stance toward Moscow, saying that Russia should "reach a deal" with Kyiv and hinting that he could reinstate sanctions on Russian oil and gas.
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