UK Watchdog Fires Warning Shots at Snap and Twitch on Safety
- Anyone can see Twitch videos that are rated mature, Ofcom says
- Formalized online safety governance isn’t clear at Snap
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UK internet regulator Ofcom has criticized how platforms including Snap Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.’s Twitch deal with protecting users.
At streaming service Twitch, the watchdog said users of any age “can easily watch videos that are marked by creators as ‘mature.’” Twitch also has said that parental controls or systems for viewers to rate harmful material would be a disproportionate measure or impracticable, according to Ofcom.