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 launched a formal investigation into Meta over concerns that it may have failed to properly assess the online safety risks associated with a new Instagram feature before its launch.
Read More– Scam phone calls used by criminals can take a number of forms – currently, two common ones involve an automated voice claiming to have a job offer for you, or an unknown number calling you for a few moments before hanging up.
Read More– Ofcom has opened two separate investigations into telecoms providers, Vonage Business Limited and Voxbone SA, relating to concerns that telephone numbers held by the companies are being misused, including to perpetrate scams.
Read More– UK communications regulator Ofcom has fined the operator of an online pornography website £730,000 after it failed to put effective age-checking measures in place to prevent children from accessing adult content.
Read More– The UK’s independent online safety watchdog has provided an update on the work of its ‘Supervision’ teams, which are helping create a safer life online by proactively engaging directly with services to tackle emerging issues, before the need for formal investigation by the Enforcement team.
Read More– Ofcom has today launched a consultation on its provisional views on a set of commercial offers that Openreach intends to introduce.
Read More– New figures published today by Ofcom reveal that the customer complaints received about the UK’s major broadband providers have fallen to their lowest ever levels.
Read More– UK Prisons, power stations and airports will be able to guard against hostile drone activity in the skies above them, under Ofcom plans to introduce a new drone detection radar licence announced today.
Read More– Ofcom has fined an online porn provider £600,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request on time.
Read More– Big Tech will be held accountable for tackling scam ads on their platforms, under proposed new fraud-fighting rules announced today by Ofcom.
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