UK regulators have issued formal warnings to YouTube and TikTok over child safety standards on their platforms. Ofcom identified these services as primary sources of harmful content exposure for minors in Britain. The regulator plans to enforce stricter measures through its existing legal authority.
Ofcom study reveals high exposure rates for minors on social platforms.
Data from the UK communications watchdog shows that 53 percent of users aged eleven to seventeen reported encountering harmful material on TikTok. YouTube followed with a thirty-six percent exposure rate among the same demographic. Instagram recorded a thirty-four percent rate for this age group.
Ofcom published an overall study revealing that seventy-three percent of social media users between ages eleven and seventeen experienced harmful content across platforms. The regulator intends to submit its findings to the government during ongoing national discussions about online safety for children.
TikTok, Meta, Snap, and Roblox have pledged additional protective measures following regulatory pressure. Dame Melanie Dawes, chief executive at Ofcom, stated that her organization will use all available powers to mandate further changes. The regulator plans to support government responses regarding social media safety policies.
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