The Unsettling Truth About TikTok's Age Checks The news that Ofcom, the UK media regulator, is launching an investigation into TikTok's child age checks has left many questioning the platform's commitment to online safety.
This probe follows a government announcement banning under 16s from certain platforms and comes as social media giants face increasing scrutiny over their handling of minors.
At the heart of this issue is TikTok's reliance on "age inference" technology, which estimates users' ages based on their online behavior.