Britain's media regulator has launched an investigation into TikTok. Ofcom will assess TikTok's child protection measures and content filtering systems. This follows a government ban on social media for users under sixteen. TikTok denies any breaches and states it meets its obligations. The regulator has not yet reached any conclusions on the matter.

Ofcom is investigating whether TikTok can tell which users are children, and whether it keeps harmful content away from them. Fines could reach 10% of global revenue.

July 16 : Britain's media regulator on Thursday launched a probe into TikTok to understand whether its UK unit failed or is failing to protect children from harmful content. The…

Regulator Ofcom has questioned whether these checks are good enough

Ofcom expresses 'serious doubts' about platform's measures to protect children