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Overhaul algorithms and age checks or face fines, tech firms told
Websites will have to instate age checks and tighten up algorithm recommendations for young users.
Social media platforms and websites will be legally required to protect children from accessing harmful content online or risk facing fines, the communications watchdog has said. Ofcom has published new regulations - known as the Children's Codes- that will require tech firms to instate age verification checks and change algorithm rcommendations to continue operating in the UK. If companies fail to abide by the regulations put to them by 24 July, Ofcom said it has "the power to impose fines and – in very serious cases – apply for a court order to prevent the site or app from being available in the UK."
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