Ofcom is the UK regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day.
More info – https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/what-we-do/what-is-ofcom/
– Ofcom has written to online service providers operating in the UK about the increased risk of their platforms being used to stir up hatred, provoke violence and commit other offences under UK law, in the context of recent civil unrest in Belfast.
Read More– Ofcom is strengthening its online safety codes of practice by telling platforms they should have protocols in place to respond to spikes in illegal content during a crisis.
Read More– Ofcom has today fined pornography provider Youngtek Solutions Ltd £500,000 for not having age checks in place, plus £100,000 for failing to respond to a formal request for information from the regulator.
Read More– Audiences of the largest and most popular streaming services will, for the first time, be afforded stronger protections – similar to standards they know and trust from broadcast television – under Ofcom’s draft new Codes.
Read More– Ofcom has launched an investigation into Telegram under the UK’s Online Safety Act, to examine whether it is complying with its duties to prevent child sexual abuse material being shared.
Read More– Ofcom has today awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for five more areas across the UK.
Read More– To meet the growing demand for satellite connectivity services in the UK, Ofcom has decided to make more spectrum available for satellite gateway earth stations.
Read More– Popular sites and apps must enforce minimum ages, tackle grooming, make feeds safer and test products rigorously
Read More– Ofcom has issued its provisional decision against the provider of an online suicide forum in relation to breaches of the UK’s Online Safety Act.
Read More– Ofcom has today fined porn company 8579 LLC £1.35m for not having age checks in place, plus £50,000 for failing to respond to an information request.
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