Recent changes aim to provide a safer online environment for children, implementing age checks to prevent access to pornography and harmful content. The Technology Secretary voiced optimism about the impact of these measures, emphasizing the need for effective enforcement by regulators like Ofcom. Some campaigners see these protections as insufficient, labeling them a temporary solution. The regulations also mandate that social media algorithms must not promote harmful content to minors, with non-compliance potentially resulting in significant fines for the offending platforms.
Parents and children can expect to experience a different internet for the first time, according to the Technology Secretary as new safety measures came into effect.
Peter Kyle said he had high expectations for the changes, as the head of the regulator in charge of enforcement against social media platforms which do not comply urged the public to judge us by the impact we secure.
While some campaigners have welcomed the new protections which include age checks to prevent children accessing pornography and other harmful content others have branded them a sticking plaster.
The changes also require platforms to ensure algorithms do not work to harm children by, for example, pushing such content on the likes of self harm and eating disorders towards them.
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