Member

Our amendments would create film-style age ratings for platforms. Safe educational platforms could be granted exemptions with appropriate minimum ages, and the criteria are rigorous. Platforms would have to demonstrate that they meet Ofcom’s guidance on risk-based minimum ages, protect children’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, have considered their impact on children’s mental health, have investigated whether their design encourages addictive use and have reviewed their algorithms for content recommendation and targeted advertising. So this is not a get-out clause for tech companies; it is tied directly to whether the actual design and algorithms on their platforms are safe for children. Crucially, exemptions are subject to periodic review and, if standards slip, the exemption can be revoked.