Can we really 'reset the internet' to make it safer for children?

Key Facts

• And remember, this announcement is of a consultation, which will likely be an exchange between the regulator, tech firms, experts, parents and a range of tenacious activist groups.
• Jim Killock, of digital rights campaigners the Open Rights Group, wrote: “Adults will be faced with a choice: either limit their freedom of expression by not accessing content, or expose themselves to increased security risks that will arise from data breaches and phishing sites".
• Ofcom told me that it will consult on the role of app stores in the protection of children, and the government would have the power to introduce new duties for app stores if the report suggested that it was necessary.
• But if tech firms fail, the message from the watchdog is clear – the consequences will be serious, both in the cost of eyewatering fines for the firms, and in the cost to the mental health and wellbeing of children.

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