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Ofcom outlines ways social media can verify ages of users

Ofcom outlines ways social media can verify ages of users

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 05:57 UTC. The headline in use is “Ofcom outlines ways social media can verify ages of users”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.

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