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Ofcom sets out age verification plans for social media
UK regulator Ofcom outlined ways social media platforms can verify users' ages.[1] Ofcom said photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.[1] Sky News reported the age checks are set out ahead of a ban on under-16s using social media.[2]
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