Changes to the online safety bill will order platforms such as TikTok to protect young users from harm or injury
Social media firms will be ordered to protect children from encountering dangerous stunts and challenges on their platforms under changes to the online safety bill.
The legislation will explicitly refer to content that “encourages, promotes or provides instructions for a challenge or stunt highly likely to result in serious injury” as the type of material that under-18s should be protected from.
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