The Online Safety Act requires social media and internet platforms in the UK to implement safety measures to protect children from harmful online content. This includes rigorous age-checking procedures for pornography sites and preventing access to material that promotes suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. Platforms must suppress harmful content, including dangerous stunts and bullying, using filters and quick takedown procedures. They must also provide children with a straightforward way to report concerns, while alternatives to compliance can be proposed by companies. Enhanced age checks are anticipated for riskiest platforms.
On Friday, social media and other internet platforms will be required to implement safety measures protecting children or face large fines as mandated by the Online Safety Act.
All pornography sites must have in place rigorous age-checking procedures to protect children from harmful content, as found by Ofcom's report on children's online behavior.
Platforms must prevent children from accessing harmful material that promotes suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders, ensuring such content remains off children's feeds entirely.
Measures under the Online Safety Act require algorithms to filter out harmful material, quick takedown procedures for dangerous content, and easy reporting mechanisms for children.
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