The Safety Tech Podcast

3: Young and at risk: the challenge of making digital spaces safer for children

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Children are one of the groups most at risk of online harms, and with more young people using platforms at an earlier age, the need to protect them is greater than ever. 

But age verification and data privacy concerns persist and regulators have the tough job of avoiding overstep. Host Ben Whitelaw explores whether the two can co-exist and, if so, at what cost.

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