{
  "id": 17055484,
  "title": "Social media watchdog sets out age verification plans ahead of under-16s ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/social-media-watchdog-sets-out-age-verification-plans-ahead-of-under-17055484",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T11:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/social-media-watchdog-ofcom-sets-out-age-verification-plans-ahead-of-under-16s-ban-13605212"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Social media age checks could help protect under-16s from inappropriate online content, but some children may find ways round them, Ofcom has said.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}