Ofcom investigates online suicide forum
Ofcom has today (09-04-2025) launched an investigation into whether the provider of an online suicide forum has failed to comply with its duties under the UK’s Online Safety Act.
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TikTok fined £1.875m for providing inaccurate data on safety controls
Ofcom has today (07-04-2025) fined TikTok £1.875 million for failing to accurately respond to a formal request for information about its parental controls safety feature.
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UK users could soon be able to make satellite calls from their smartphones
People in the UK could soon be able to make satellite calls from their everyday smartphones, under proposals announced by Ofcom.
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Ofcom says full-fibre broadband projected to reach almost all homes and businesses by 2027
Full-fibre broadband is on course to become available to almost the entire UK by 2027, Ofcom has announced, as the regulator sets out how it plans to continue to drive industry momentum for the final phase of the rollout.
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Platforms in the UK must start tackling illegal material from this week
Providers of services in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act had until 16th March 2025 to carry out a suitable and sufficient illegal harms risk assessment – to understand how likely it is that users could encounter illegal content on their service.
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Making 978 MHz spectrum available for drones in the UK
Ofcom has published a joint statement with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on the use of 978 MHz spectrum for safety devices on drones.
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UK Customers to get clearer broadband information
Ofcom has updated its guidance to say that consumers must be told in clear terms about the technology that underpins their broadband service when signing up to a new deal.
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Ofcom grants satellite licence to Amazon Kuiper
Ofcom has granted an earth station network licence to Amazon Kuiper Services Europe SARL for its non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite system, which is also known as ‘Kuiper’.
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UK phone providers must block calls from abroad which imitate UK landline numbers
Ofcom has issued a statement which says that UK phone providers must now all block calls from abroad which imitate UK landline numbers, under strengthened industry guidance which comes into force this week.
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Ofcom fines video sharing platform MintStars
Ofcom has today fined video sharing platform, MintStars Ltd, £7,000 for failing to adequately protect children from accessing online pornography.
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