Ofcom says ‘it’s important to get it right’ as it backs four age checks, with many adults set to verify too.
London's High Court has rejected a challenge by Meta, TikTok and X to Ofcom's Online Safety Act data demands, Reuters reports
Watchdog says under-16 ban may affect older teenagers without passport or licence, and that ‘motivated children’ will skirt restrictions
Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.
The BBC announced the dedicated Scotland channel would move online as part of measures to make savings of £500m.
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Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’, as Ofcom also admits little change in severity of harm to children encountering unsafe content