UK regulator to probe TikTok on child safety measures
The investigation will examine age-assurance systems and child-protection measures under the Online Safety Act, which can carry fines up to 10% of worldwide revenue.
- On Thursday, Britain's media regulator Ofcom launched a formal probe into TikTok to assess whether the platform fails to protect children from harmful content under the Online Safety Act.
- This investigation escalates a dispute running since May, when Ofcom said TikTok failed to make personalised feeds safe for children or commit to implementing 'highly effective age assurance systems' required by the Online Safety Act.
- Ofcom is examining whether the platform has adequate measures to identify child users and systems to prevent them from viewing harmful material, scrutinizing compliance with statutory safety duties under the Online Safety Act.
- A TikTok spokesperson stated the company is "confident that we meet our Online Safety Act obligations" and uses "expert-informed platform rules and advanced age inference technologies" aligned with industry peers.
- If found in breach, TikTok faces fines of up to 10% of worldwide revenue, while the government prepares a blanket social media ban for under-16s taking effect next Spring.
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The UK media regulator has launched an investigation into TikTok to find out whether its unit in the country failed to protect children from harmful content.
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The United Kingdom opened an investigation against TikTok for alleged flaws in its child protection measures, specifically in the age verification of users. Ofcom, a media and telecommunications regulator, will analyze whether the platform meets its legal obligations to avoid exposure of minors to harmful content. The case is under the new British legislation that, from 2027, will prohibit children under 16 years of age from having social networ…
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