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Ofcom Launches Investigation Into TikTok Following UK Under-16 Social Media Ban
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ofcom has launched an investigation into TikTok's age verification and content moderation controls following the UK's under-16 social media ban, intensifying regulatory pressure on the platform globally to protect minors from algorithmic harm.
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If you build age verification, content moderation, or parental control tools, the UK regulator just created a live enforcement case you can sell into—TikTok will need to prove compliance, and they'll buy proven systems rather than build them. Call the major platforms this week; Ofcom's investigation converts your roadmap into a checklist.
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