Ofcom Opens TikTok Child-Safety Investigation Under UK Online-Safety Rules

Ofcom opened an investigation into whether TikTok’s UK operation is adequately preventing children from encountering harmful material. Reporting indicates the regulator is scrutinizing TikTok’s age-inference approach and whether it satisfies child-protection obligations. The opening of the case establishes regulatory scrutiny, not a finding that TikTok violated the law; TikTok says it will cooperate.