Watchdogs warn of risks of regulatory fragmentation on child protection online
By Patricia Figueiredo ( June 24, 2026, 17:52 GMT | Insight) -- Watchdogs and policymakers from major economies warned that fragmented approaches to protecting children online risk undermining enforcement, increasing compliance costs and creating uneven levels of protection at an OECD roundtable in Paris. Authorities including the UK’s Ofcom, France’s CNIL and the US Federal Trade Commission discussed how to strengthen international cooperation on child safety and the growing pressure on governments and regulators to move from debate toward implemention and enforcement.Online safety and data protection watchdogs, as well as governments and policymakers, warned of the risks of regulatory fragmentation when it comes to developing and implementing protections for children online at a high-level roundtable in Paris on Tuesday....
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