OfCom says “Facial Scans not accurate enough” – Digital ID, here we come!

Filed by Elara Myst

Kit Knightly The UK’s much-anticipated “social media ban” isn’t even actually law yet, and it’s already proving itself an obvious front for pushing digital ID on the whole country.The so-called “social media ban for under-16s” – more accurately an “online anonymity ban” for everyone – is due to come into force in March 2027, and the build up to that happy day has already seen regulators clamouring for stricter measures.