YouTube and TikTok have faced scrutiny from the UK watchdog Ofcom over insufficient safety measures to protect underage users.
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New enforcement actions under the Online Safety Act target sites failing to protect minors and vulnerable users. Here is what happens next for the platforms.
Ofcom is playing hardball. From multimillion-pound penalties to total platform blocks, see why Telegram is in the crosshairs and what this means for the future of the app in the UK.
New data reveals how British online life is changing, with YouTube replacing traditional TV for many and AI tools becoming go-to sources for relationship advice and creativity.
While 3G is already a thing of the past for most, the UK is now setting its sights on the final retirement of 2G connectivity.
Pornhub announced that it will become inaccessible to most UK users in response to the Online Safety Act.
With a third of teenage girls receiving unsolicited sexual images, the UK is mandating AI filters to end the era of the "law-free" internet.
Ofcom, the UK digital regulator, has said it's investigating five companies that run 22 porn sites for not implementing age verification.
Steam is the latest platform to roll out an age verification system for users in the United Kingdom. Valve says it opted for a method that focuses on user privacy.
The UK's Online Safety Act, overseen by Ofcom, has stirred controversy over free speech and privacy concerns. Now, 4chan and Kiwi Farms are challenging the law in court.
The Wikimedia Foundation has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act's categorization regulations, depriving it of immediate legal protections it wanted.
Websites in the UK hosting pornographic or other harmful content must have age checks in place from today or face the wrath of Ofcom.
Google and Sparkasse plan to roll out Europe's first wallet‑based age verification to safeguard privacy.
The UK's digital regulator is proposing new ways to moderate and restrict illegal content like CSAM from going viral online.
Ofcom has named several porn websites which have publicly committed to implementing age checks for UK visitors by 25 July. Among them, PornHub is the most well known.
Ofcom has announced that it's banning the leasing of Global Titles to help protect people from malicious actors who use Global Titles to intercept calls and messages.
UK residents looking to access porn will be in for a little bit of a shock from July 2025 as Ofcom says many providers implementing age-check systems.
The UK's digital regulator Ofcom has slapped OnlyFans with a £1.05 million fine for providing inaccurate information about its age verification processes.
The UK's digital regulator will start enforcing the Online Safety Act from today; based on a previous statement. Companies have had three months to perform risk assessments.
The UK has fired the starting gun on its new online safety rules. Affected tech firms have until mid-March to come up with assessments about illegal harms on their platforms.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has given Vodafone and Three the go-ahead to merge after the pair agreed certain commitments.
A new report from Ofcom has looked at how people use online services based on their gender. It found that women were less likely to use generative AI and dating websites.
A new report claims that UK adults' daily average internet usage has increased by 18%. Of all age groups, young adults (18-24) were found to be the ones most glued to the internet each day.
Virgin Media O2 has unveiled its plans for pounds and pence price increases from April to make things easier for customers to understand.
The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has issued a stern warning to tech firms to make sure they're prepared to comply with the Online Safety Act.
A new warning from Which? highlights the risks of recycling mobile numbers, urging users to keep theirs active to avoid unwanted calls and potential security breaches.
Launched in 1974, Ceefax became the first teletext service, peaking at 22 million weekly users. It changed how millions accessed news before digital took over.
Ofcom expands One Touch Switch rules, allowing easier broadband and phone switching. This move aims to enhance competition and could lead to lower prices for consumers.
Ofcom's analysis shows a significant increase in correct content labeling on Twitch since the policy's introduction last year.
TikTok has received a 25%-reduced fine of £1.875 million from the UK communications regulator Ofcom for providing incorrect information about its parental control feature, Family Pairing.
Ofcom has finally put an end to inflation-linked price rises for UK customers in phone, broadband, and pay-TV contracts. However, it is too late to help those walloped by the recent inflation.
BT has been fined £2,800,000 by Ofcom for failing to provide a summary of its contracts to EE and Plusnet customers before they signed up. BT will also have to let people exit contracts without fees.
U.K. media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into adult content-sharing platform OnlyFans regarding the platform's insufficient age-verification measures that failed to restrict minors.
Ofcom is set to make search engines do more to protect users against self-harm content. A study it commissioned found that self-harm glorification was easily accessible from search results.
Shell Energy was fined £1.4 million by the regulator Ofcom for not properly informing customers that they were out of contract or that their contract was coming to an end. The issue is now resolved.
Which? has called on the broadband regulator, Ofcom, to put a ban in place on mid-contract price rises. It said consumers will face steep price increases in 2024 just as they have in 2023.
Microsoft and Amazon are among the cloud providers that are the target of a newly announced investigation by the UK Competition and Markets Authority regulatory body, based on an Ofcom study.
According to Ofcom, the UK broadband situation has improved over the last year. It said download and upload speeds had improved and that peak-time usage was having a bit less impact on speeds.
A new amendment to the Online Safety Bill will require a report to be submitted by an expert before Ofcom can decrypt people's messages. It's designed to add balance to the safety bill.
Ofcom has outlined how the upper 6 GHz spectrum band could be used by both Wi-Fi and mobile traffic. It calls the approach 'hybrid sharing' and outlined several ways that it could be implemented.
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