TikTok, YouTube, and Roblox face scrutiny, but age gates won’t fix child safety

A recent Ofcom report concludes that major content feeds on platforms like YouTube and TikTok are not sufficiently safe for children, prompting calls for stronger moderation and safer recommendation systems; Snap, Meta and Roblox have agreed to additional protections while Roblox faces US complaints over in-game purchases, chat and addictive features. The article warns that invasive age-verification (ID/biometrics) could create attractive targets for data breaches and identity theft, and that children forced to use smaller platforms face increased risks from unmoderated content, phishing, and malware.