Social media firms could be hit with heavy fines - or even banned from the UK - under new measures to protect children from online harm. Watchdog Ofcom has published the final version of its ...

UK comms regulator Ofcom is seeking evidence on risks of harms to children online and how they can be mitigated, as it prepares to develop codes of practice in our forthcoming role as online safety ...

Ofcom is cracking down on Instagram, YouTube and 150,000 other web services to improve child safety online. A new Children’s Safety Code from the U.K. Internet regulator will push tech firms to run ...

The House of Lords is about to put the latest child-protection plans of UK regulator the Office of Communications (Ofcom) under the microscope.… On Tuesday, the Lords Communications and Digital ...

The UK’s digital and comms regulator has announced a new code of practice for tech firms to ensure they meet their child safety obligations under the Online Safety Act. Published today, the Protection ...

In a landmark move to create a safer digital environment for young users, Ofcom has finalized a comprehensive set of over 40 practical measures that tech firms operating in the UK must implement by ...

Online harms regulator Ofcom has published its first code of practice for tackling illegal harms under the Online Safety Act (OSA), giving businesses three months to prepare before enforcement begins ...

Children first see violent online content while still at primary school and describe it as an inevitable part of being online, according to research commissioned by UK comms regulator Ofcom. All ...

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