{"id":23964,"date":"2026-07-16T09:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/uk-investigation-to-determine-if-tiktok-fails-to-protect-children-from-harmful-content\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:37:25","slug":"uk-investigation-to-determine-if-tiktok-fails-to-protect-children-from-harmful-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/uk-investigation-to-determine-if-tiktok-fails-to-protect-children-from-harmful-content\/","title":{"rendered":"UK investigation to determine if TikTok fails to protect children from harmful content"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ofcom concerned platform\u2019s age verification is ineffective, leaving some at risk of seeing posts about self-harm and suicide<\/p>\n

TikTok is under formal investigation over concerns it has failed to protect children from harmful content, the UK\u2019s online regulator, Ofcom, has announced.<\/p>\n

The social media platform\u2019s approach to checking the ages of users has sparked \u201cparticular concerns\u201d at the watchdog, almost a year after measures to protect children from the worst of online content came into effect under the Online Safety Act.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nOfcom concerned platform\u2019s age verification is ineffective, leaving some at risk of seeing posts about self-harm and suicide
\nTikTok is under formal investigation over concerns it has failed to protect children from harmful content, the UK\u2019s online regulator, Ofcom, has announced.
\nThe social media platform\u2019s approach to checking the ages of users has sparked \u201cparticular concerns\u201d at the watchdog, almost a year after measures to protect children from the worst of online content came into effect under the Online Safety Act. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ofcom concerned platform\u2019s age verification is ineffective, leaving some at risk of seeing posts about self-harm and suicide TikTok is under formal investigation over concerns it has failed to protect children from harmful content, the UK\u2019s online regulator, Ofcom, has announced. The social media platform\u2019s approach to checking the ages of users has sparked \u201cparticular …<\/p>\n

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