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UK Regulator Warns TikTok, YouTube Remain Unsafe for Children
(MENAFN) Social media platforms TikTok and YouTube have not agreed to “any significant changes” aimed at reducing harmful content and are “still not safe enough” for children, Britain’s communications regulator said on Thursday.
According to a report by Ofcom, both platforms have “failed to commit to any significant changes” to limit harmful material being shown to minors, even as they maintain that their recommendation systems are already designed to be safe for younger users.
“Our wealth of evidence, published today, suggests they are still not safe enough,” the regulator stated.
The watchdog added that since online safety duties for children were introduced in the UK in July 2025, there has been “little change” in the level of exposure children face. It said nearly three-quarters of 11- to 17-year-olds (73%) reported encountering harmful content within a four-week period.
It further noted that “just over a third (35%) of these children recalled exposure to harmful content when they were ‘scrolling on their feed’,” according to Ofcom data, highlighting ongoing concerns about algorithm-driven content exposure.
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