UK watchdogs press Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube to block children

Britain’s media and privacy regulators on Thursday demanded that major social media platforms do more to keep children off their services, warning that companies were failing to enforce their own minimum age rules.

Britain has been weighing tougher curbs on ‌children’s access to social ⁠media, with ⁠the government considering barring under 16s from such platforms – mirroring a move by Australia.

Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office said they had grown increasingly concerned about algorithmic feeds that expose children to harmful or addictive content.