What are the new UK online safety rules and how will they be enforced?

3 chrisjj 4 7/24/2025, 1:25:52 PM theguardian.com ↗

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chrisjj · 1d ago
> Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, says it already has a multilayered approach to age checking. This includes its teen account feature – a default setting for anyone under 18 – that it says already provides an “age appropriate” experience for young users.

Yes you read that right. Age /checking/ includes /providing/ an “age appropriate” experience.

foldr · 1d ago
What else would it mean? Logically you can either exclude users who are under 18 or provide a different experience for them. Otherwise there would be no point in checking their age in the first place.
chrisjj · 14h ago
It would mean, you know, actually checking their age.

Checking is one thing. Providing to those you've checked is entirely another.

foldr · 4h ago
Nothing is forcing Facebook to provide services to people who are under 18. What are you talking about?