Ofcom will this week unveil codes of practice to prevent children from accessing adult content on platforms such as X and Meta under the Online Safety Act, which has emerged as a potential flashpoint in UK-US trade talks.
Britain’s media regulator will tell social media, search and gaming services that they need either to remove or “age-gate” adult content, such as pornography, or find other ways to protect children from certain “legal but harmful” content, said people familiar with the matter.
The act, which is being introduced in stages after passing into law in 2023, marks one of the largest ever shake-ups to how Britons access social media, including mainstream platforms such as Instagram, X and Facebook.
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