TikTok, Meta child safety measures agreed in US to be assessed by UK lawmakers
By Imogen Howse ( September 29, 2026, 15:10 GMT | Insight) -- The child safety measures agreed by social media companies TikTok and Meta Platforms in recent US court settlements will be assessed by UK lawmakers, Barbara Keeley, the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into UK's Online Safety Act, told MLex. She said the inquiry would assess whether British children could benefit from equivalent protections and make recommendations to strengthen the country's online safety regime.The child safety measures agreed by TikTok and Meta Platforms in recent US court settlements will be assessed by UK lawmakers as they consider whether children in Britain could benefit from equivalents protections, the lead of a parliamentary inquiry into the country's online safety regime told MLex....
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