Ofcom’s new Children’s Safety Codes require “highly effective age checks”

Ofcom has dropped the proverbial hammer on age-sensitive internet services, releasing an update that sets out more than 40 practical steps businesses must take to keep children safer, including robust age verification.

A release from the UK’s communications regulator says the draft Children’s Safety Codes of Practice requires firms to first assess the risk their service poses to children, and then implement safety measures necessary to prevent kids from encountering any content relating to suicide, self-harm, eating disorders or …

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