The UK Watchdog Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into social media giant TikTok regarding potential breaches of the Online Safety Act, its main focus has been on the platform's failure to enforce child age-verification systems on the app.

The investigation centres mainly on the age inference technology, which the regulator suspects inadequately protects minors, threatening ByteDance with fines of up to 10% of global turnover.

While TikTok claims compliance and cooperation, this action aligns with tightening UK regulations on social media safety for children.

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