Media regulator Ofcom has ordered online services to take urgent action to stop kids seeing content relating to pornography, suicide, self-harm and eating disorders
The main idea of the article is that media regulator Ofcom has given social media giants a final deadline of July 2025 to implement strict age checks to prevent children from accessing harmful content online, such as pornography, suicide and self-harm material, and eating disorder content.
This comes after concerns that many children, even those under the legal age limit, are able to bypass age restrictions and access these harmful materials.
The Online Safety Act will hold companies accountable for failing to protect children online.
The main idea of the article is that media regulator Ofcom has given social media giants a final deadline of July 2025 to implement strict age checks to prevent children from accessing harmful content online, such as pornography, suicide and self-harm material, and eating disorder content. This comes after concerns that many children, even those under the legal age limit, are able to bypass age restrictions and access these harmful materials. The Online Safety Act will hold companies accountable for failing to protect children online.
