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Why Ofcom Objects to TikTok's Age Assurance Methods

Why Ofcom Objects to TikTok's Age Assurance Methods

Ofcom's new investigation asks whether TikTok's inference-based age checks are "highly effective" enough. Audrey Hingle uses a new Internet-Draft on age verification architecture to show how every age assurance method trades efficacy against privacy, and where TikTok's choice sits on that curve
Audrey Hingle 16 Jul 2026

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