UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s

The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

The NPCC and NCA state that the current online environment is unsafe for children under 16 and call for restrictions on access to platforms with high-risk features.

NCA and NPCC leaders emphasize the need for restrictions on under-16s' access to unsafe online platforms to protect children from harmful online offenders.

UK law enforcement urges that children under 16 be blocked from accessing social media, gaming apps, or AI that fail to disable high-risk features.

UK police chiefs call for children to be blocked from accessing social, AI, and gaming apps that do not disable high-risk features such as private messaging.