Many users of video-sharing sites such as Onlyfans, Twitch and Snapchat would have difficulty reading and understanding the site rules, according to the media regulator.
Ofcom has looked at how easy it is for people to access the terms and conditions set by six platforms.
It found advanced reading skills were needed to understand them.
It found advanced reading skills were needed to understand them.
Jessica Zucker, online safety policy director at Ofcom, said: “Terms and conditions are fundamental to protecting people, including children, from harm when using social video sites and apps.
“That’s because the reporting of potentially harmful videos – and effective moderation of that content – can only work if there are clear and unambiguous rules underpinning the process,” she added.
“Our report found that lengthy, impenetrable and, in some cases, inconsistent terms drawn up by some UK video-sharing platforms risk leaving users and moderators in the dark.”
According to the watchdog, at nearly 16,000 words, OnlyFans has the longest terms of service, which would take its adult users more than an hour to read.
This was followed by Twitch, Snapchat, TikTok, Brand New Tube and lastly BitChute, which – with 2,017 words – would take eight minutes for the average adult to read.
Many users of video-sharing sites such as Onlyfans, Twitch and Snapchat would have difficulty reading and understanding the site rules, according to the media regulator.
It found advanced reading skills were needed to understand them.
Ofcom has looked at how easy it is for people to access the terms and conditions set by six platforms.
Jessica Zucker, online safety policy director at Ofcom, said: “Terms and conditions are fundamental to protecting people, including children, from harm when using social video sites and apps.
It found advanced reading skills were needed to understand them.
It found advanced reading skills were needed to understand them.
Jessica Zucker, online safety policy director at Ofcom, said: “Terms and conditions are fundamental to protecting people, including children, from harm when using social video sites and apps.
“That’s because the reporting of potentially harmful videos – and effective moderation of that content – can only work if there are clear and unambiguous rules underpinning the process,” she added.
“Our report found that lengthy, impenetrable and, in some cases, inconsistent terms drawn up by some UK video-sharing platforms risk leaving users and moderators in the dark.”
According to the watchdog, at nearly 16,000 words, OnlyFans has the longest terms of service, which would take its adult users more than an hour to read.
This was followed by Twitch, Snapchat, TikTok, Brand New Tube and lastly BitChute, which – with 2,017 words – would take eight minutes for the average adult to read.
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