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• Meta Platforms wants age verification checks handled through smartphone operating systems rather than individual apps.
• The UK government is considering whether under-16s should be banned from social media platforms.
• Police chiefs and regulators are calling for stricter protections for children online.

Meta Platforms is urging the UK government to place age verification checks directly into smartphones rather than forcing individual apps to handle the process, as Labour weighs tougher restrictions on children using social media.

Executives from Meta, including Antigone Davis, have reportedly met senior UK government officials and communications regulator Ofcom in recent days to discuss online child safety rules and possible restrictions for under-16s.