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Ofcom sets out new rules to force tech firms to protect children online
- Ofcom has released the finalized guidelines mandated by the Online Safety Act, requiring digital platforms in the UK to restrict children’s access to harmful material starting from July 2025.
- The codes respond to years of online harm exposure, legal mandates, and public concern over tech firms failing to protect children from dangerous content.
- Platforms must implement robust age verification, filter harmful content from children’s feeds, enable easier reporting, and swiftly remove flagged material.
- Ofcom CEO Dame Melanie Dawes called the changes "a reset for children online" promising safer feeds, protection from strangers, and effective age checks.
- Firms face fines up to £18 million or 10% of global revenue, and Ofcom may seek UK bans for extreme cases, aiming to reduce tech-related harms including youth suicide.
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