UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown

The Guardian reports: Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’, as Ofcom also admits little change in severity of harm to children encountering unsafe content Landmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from social media, the UK’s online regulator has admitted, in an assessment branded “staggering” by campaigners.

This technology story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include UK, Ofcom and Landmark.

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Location

United Kingdom · Europe

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The Guardian

First reported

23 Oct 2026, 22:36 IST

Key names

UK, Ofcom, Landmark

Section

Technology

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