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Ofcom opens a child safety investigation into TikTok
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Ofcom has begun a formal investigation into TikTok’s child-safety measures. The regulator is examining whether the platform’s age-inference methods effectively protect minors and whether TikTok complies with the UK Online Safety Act. The inquiry focuses on the adequacy of TikTok’s safeguards for young users.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·Ofcom opens a child safety investigation into TikTok
- TechMeme·Ofcom launches a probe into TikTok over Online Safety Act compliance, citing doubts about the effectiveness of using age inference to determine users' ages (Mizy Clifton/Politico)
- Engadget·Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, is investigating TikTok's child safety measures
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