UK investigation to determine if TikTok fails to protect children from harmful content
Ofcom concerned platform’s age verification is ineffective, leaving some at risk of seeing posts about self-harm and suicide
TikTok is under formal investigation over concerns it has failed to protect children from harmful content, the UK’s online regulator, Ofcom, has announced.
The social media platform’s approach to checking the ages of users has sparked “particular concerns” at the watchdog, almost a year after measures to protect children from the worst of online content came into effect under https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/24/thursday-briefing-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-internet-safety-rules">the Online Safety Act.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/16/tiktok-uk-investigation-ofcom-child-protection-self-harm-suicide">Continue reading...Ofcom Investigates TikTok Over Child Safety
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