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Is it possible to protect under-18s from harmful content online?
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Is it possible to protect under-18s from harmful content online?

Marianna Spring looks at how Ofcom wants to protect under-18 from harmful content on social media. The UK’s media regulator has published draft codes of practice which require tech firms to have more robust age-checking measures, and to reformulate their algorithms to steer children away from what it called “toxic” material. In statements, Meta and...