TikTok, YouTube trail rivals on child safety measures, UK regulator warns
UK regulators are disappointed as major social media and tech outlets are not contributing towards necessary child safety measures.
TikTok and Alphabet's YouTube have failed to set out meaningful steps to protect British children from harmful online content, media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday.
The Ofcom regulator said neither company had made any fruitful commitments to make recommendation feeds safer, despite evidence that these feeds are the main route through which children encounter harm.
Governments are stepping up efforts to improve child safety online, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer urging social media firms to take........
