UK opens probe into TikTok’s child safety measures

LONDON: Britain’s communications regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into whether social media platform TikTok is doing enough under UK law to protect children from harmful content.

“This investigation will seek to establish whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that TikTok has failed, or is failing, to comply with its legal obligations,” Ofcom said in a statement.

It added that it would in particular look at TikTok’s age verification model.