TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU

TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU

Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around worldTikTok will begin to roll out new age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow in countries including the UK.ByteDance-owned TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people such as YouTube, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]

The Guardian The Guardian | 16 Jan 2026 08:34
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