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UK data watchdog to step up age assurance push on digital platforms

By Patricia Figueiredo ( January 15, 2026, 17:08 GMT | Insight) -- The UK's data protection regulator plans to run a monitoring program this year to drive adoption of stronger age assurance measures, particularly targeting platforms that rely solely on self-declaration, a senior official has said. Emily Keaney, the Deputy Commissioner at the Information Commissioner’s Office, also said the regulator wasn't concerned about its ability to operate within its legislative framework and use its powers when faced with pressure to act over on potentially harmful technologies, like the recent outcry over X's Grok AI chatbot.The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office plans to step up its work on age assurance this year as it assesses whether social media and gaming platforms need to take further action to comply with the UK data protection legislation, a senior official said....

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