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New code makes global tech firms responsible for protecting underage users in UK

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Martin Cloake

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Robust age checks and better content moderation top list of 40 measures in draft codes of practice.

Proposals set out in a draft online safety code will require “a step-change from tech firms in how UK children are protected online”, according to UK communications regulator Ofcom.

The draft Children’s Safety Codes of Practice sets out more than 40 practical measures which technology companies will be required

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