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UK's Ofcom probes TikTok over age checks, seeks Google's help on porn searches | MLex
UK regulator Ofcom is investigating TikTok's age verification systems and has asked Google to improve its safeguards against pornographic content in search results. The moves signal intensifying regulatory pressure on major platforms to demonstrate child safety compliance.
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The Wire takeaway
If you build age verification or content filtering for platforms, Ofcom just marked both as mandatory compliance points - and it has enforcement teeth. Your tech is no longer a feature; it's a regulatory requirement.
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Topics: Consumer Apps · age-verification · child-safety · content-moderation · platform-regulation · ofcom-enforcement