“UK social media ban plans revealed: Ofcom outlines the four ways teens will be able to prove they're over-16 when new rules come into force next year”

Key points

• Ofcom outlines four highly effective age verification methods for teens.
• Methods: photo ID, digital IDs, banking checks, and facial age estimation.
• Regulations tied to a broad government plan to ban under-16s next year.
• Platforms should combine checks to significantly reduce under-age access.
• Monitoring and regulations to be published before year-end with 2027 enforcement.