United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into TikTok's compliance with child protection and age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Jul 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications opened investigation into TikTok's compliance with child protection and age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
On 16 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into TikTok's compliance with child protection and age assurance obligations under the Online Safety Act (Case No. CW/01352/07/26). The investigation will assess whether T…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body