UK Plans Device-Level Child Safety Law and Age Checks

The UK plans legislation requiring major technology platforms to build device-level child protections that need age assurance, Biometric Update reported on 9 September 2026. Ministers said voluntary changes by Apple and Google were insufficient and were exploring a further law to stop children accessing or sharing nude images. The report described default-on nudity blocks, with age checks to lift them. The proposals would move some age checks from individual services into the device itself.