Keir Starmer backs rapid UK social media age checks

The immediate effect is that UK social platforms are facing a fast-moving regulatory process around age verification and access controls, even though the final text is still unpublished. For the broader streaming and digital media ecosystem, this is another sign that identity and access rules are moving closer to the product layer, not just policy discussion. The key signal to watch is the publication of the law itself, especially any concrete requirements for age verification and enforcement timing after the consultation closed.