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Age checks, app store safeguards under scrutiny as UK regulator probes child safety

( November 3, 2025, 11:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The use of age-assurance systems to keep children safe online, and the role of app stores in minors’ access to harmful content, is under scrutiny by the UK regulator. Ofcom has opened a call for evidence to inform statutory reports due next year and in 2027. It asks how companies have applied age checks to meet their duties under the Online Safety Act, how effective those have been, and whether children’s safety would be better protected through wider use of age assurance or other measures at the app-store level.Statement follows. Consultation attached....

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