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<p>Protecting children is at the heart of the Government’s Online Safety Bill. All
companies in scope will need to take robust steps to protect children from illegal
content and criminal behaviour on their services. In addition, services which are
likely to be accessed by children, which will include social media platforms, will
be required to provide safety measures for child users to protect them from inappropriate
and harmful content or activity, such as pornography, bullying and content that promotes
or glorifies self-harm, suicide and eating disorders. If they fail to do so, they
will be subject to tough enforcement action by the regulator, Ofcom.</p><p>Ahead of
the Online Safety Bill, video-sharing platform (VSP) providers currently regulated
by the VSP regime are required to take ‘appropriate measures’ to protect under-18s
from potentially harmful material. Appropriate measures could include, but are not
limited to, age assurance, parental controls, and comprehensive terms and conditions.</p>
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