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<p>We recognise the serious risks that children face online, including through the
use of functionalities such as live streaming. The draft Online Safety Bill, published
in May 2021, will ensure companies design their platforms to be safer for users.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The strongest protections in the legislation are for children. Unless
services in scope are able to prove that children are not accessing their service,
they will need to conduct a child safety risk assessment and provide safety measures
for child users, keeping these under regular review.. Companies will also need to
assess how the design and operation of the service, including functionalities such
as instream payments and live-streaming, may increase or reduce the risks identified.</p><p>In
addition, the UK’s regulatory regime for video sharing platforms requires UK-established
video sharing platforms to take appropriate measures to protect under-18s from harmful
material, TikTok is in scope of these requirements. Ofcom is working with UK-established
video sharing platforms to help them understand their duties under this regime and
will be able to take enforcement action against platforms that do not comply.</p><p>
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