Misaligned child online safety rules risk enforcement problems, UK-EU event told
By Imogen Howse ( September 10, 2026, 15:11 GMT | Insight) -- The UK and EU should coordinate their approaches to protecting children online as governments introduce new social media restrictions, the UK's deputy ambassador to the EU has said, Caroline Read's comments came at a conference to highlight a report by a UK tech industry lobby group on greater UK-EU regulatory cooperation. The event also heard a warning that similar but incompatible online child safety rules could pose enforcement problems.The UK and EU should coordinate their approaches to protecting children online as governments introduce new social media restrictions, the deputy ambassador at the UK Mission to the EU has said, amid warnings that similar but incompatible rules could be difficult to enforce....
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