Between April 2021 and April 2022, TikTok blocked about 180,000 suspected underage accounts in the UK every month, while Snapchat removed about 60 accounts per month
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According to the data seen by Reuters, TikTok told Ofcom that between April 2021 and April 2022, it had blocked an average of about 180,000 suspected underage accounts in Britain every month, or about 2-million in that 12-month period. Recent Ofcom research suggests both apps are similarly popular with underage users. Children are also more likely to set up their own private account on Snapchat, rather than use a parent’s, when compared to TikTok.
At present, social media companies are responsible for setting the age limits on their platforms. However, under the long-awaited Online Safety Bill, they will be required by law to uphold these limits, and demonstrate how they are doing it, for example through age-verification technology.
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