Comment by card_zero

... in regard of age checks, yes?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo

If you follow the links to earlier articles you get to this one about fining TikTok: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65175902

"There are laws in place to make sure our children are as safe in the digital world as they are in the physical world. TikTok did not abide by those laws." ... "When you sign up you can be targeted for advertising, you can be profiled, your data contributes to an algorithm which feeds content," said the Information Commissioner.

So even before the OSA, the idea was: social media sites using algorithmic feeds must prevent children's access, and just asking "are you over 13" isn't enough. That's a demand for age verification, in practice.