Tech giants promise British regulator they will tweak platforms to protect kids online

Ofcom has secured or sought commitments from several major social platforms to introduce stronger child-safety measures—Snapchat, Roblox and Meta/Instagram pledged changes such as restricting adult-child contact, disabling direct chat for under-16s, hiding teens' connection lists by default, and using AI to detect sexualized conversations—while Ofcom criticized TikTok and YouTube for not committing to significant changes and warned it will enforce deadlines and consider further action alongside government policy consultations.