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mps want social media treated more like unsafe toys than harmless apps

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AI-generatedThe article discusses UK regulatory pressure on social media platforms, but no concrete commercial mechanism (e.g., specific investment, price move, supply disruption) is reported. The impact is weak and limited to potential future compliance costs for social media companies; no direct revenue or margin channel is identified. (not specified) for affected products, supply chain links, scarcity risk, and historical parallels.
Signals our AI researcher identified
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- British MPs call for stricter online safety laws for social media.
- Committee advocates for effective age verification systems.
- Stronger legal obligations to filter harmful content proposed.
- Reevaluation of recommendation algorithms urged.
- Government urged to introduce new online safety legislation in upcoming session.
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