Tech firms must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing porn, self-harm, suicide and eating disorder content Bluesky, Discord, Grindr, Reddit and X among latest firms to commit to age-gating, while Ofcom lines up targets for enforcement

Sites and apps where children spend most time must make their feeds safer Sites and apps which allow harmful content must protect children from accessing it from the end of this week, Ofcom has warned, as the deadline approaches for tech firms to comply with new rules.