Our Media Nations research reveals the nation's changing media habits. 📺 Broadcaster on-demand services grew year on year. ⚽ Live event TV like the World Cup continued to attract huge audiences. 🔎 Viewers turn to Netflix and BBC first when searching for something to watch.

We're investigating whether TikTok's age assurance measures are effective at protecting UK children from harmful content. This follows our new report looking at the use of age checks under the Online Safety Act.

Following today's announcement on under 16s' access to social media, we are ready to work with Government to ensure the new measures are implemented quickly and are robust and effective. This builds on existing protections for children online. 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Read the letter in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

New commitments to protect children online will mean: 🔷 Adults can't message children on Snap by default 🔷 Parents can switch off chat for under-16s on Roblox 🔷 Instagram to detect sexualised conversations between adults and teens More 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

We have accepted X’s public commitments to bring in new protections to tackle illegal hate and terror content. Read the full list of changes and our statement here 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

📢 New proposals to extend audience protections to the largest streaming services used by UK viewers. Plans adapt familiar TV standards for streaming, covering under‑18s, harm and offence, due accuracy and impartiality, and fairness and privacy.🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...

🧵 This forum has reportedly been linked with over 130 UK deaths. Despite making changes to block UK users, it is still accessible here without a VPN. The fact that the provider is based outside the UK does not mean the forum is outside the scope of the Online Safety Act.

We're investigating Telegram, Teen Chat and Chat Avenue after evidence suggests child sexual abuse material being shared on Telegram and predators using teen chat sites to groom children. Read about our investigations in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Our research on how UK adults use media finds: 📱 They're more passive on social media, with less people actively posting, sharing or commenting 🤖 AI adoption accelerates, including for companionship and creativity 📰 Trust in news sources is fragmented Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...

We've fined 4chan £450,000 for not having age checks in place to prevent children seeing porn on its site. The Online Safety Act is concerned with protecting people in the UK. It doesn't require platforms to restrict what people in other countries see. 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

📢 Our rules to fuel the full-fibre rollout and support UK productivity. 🛜 Nearly 8 in 10 homes have access to full-fibre broadband 📈 That's up from less than 1 in 4 in 2021 👍 Upgrades bolster UK productivity, as AI transforms businesses More 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-b...

We've set out four clear demands for sites and apps most popular with children, to: 🚫 Enforce their minimum age rules 🛡️ Put in place grooming protections ⚙️ Make their algorithms safer 🧪 Stop testing new products and features on children

The Media Act is the first major change to media legislation for 20 years. It will: 🛡️ Protect audiences on more platforms ✅ Make sure disabled people can access & enjoy content 📡 Ensure public service media continues to deliver for audiences 🎧 Update regulation to reflect modern listening habits

We're progressing our investigation into X as a matter of urgency, using our powers to gather and analyse evidence to determine whether it has broken the law. ➡️ Read our update in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Our new memorandum of understanding with @ofcom.bsky.social builds on strong existing relationship and lays the groundwork for how we can assist Ofcom in its duties under the Online Safety Act. Read more on our website. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

Ofcom and IWF reinforce partnership in fight against child sexual abuse online

A new agreement between Ofcom and the Internet Watch Foundation has strengthened the UK’s commitment to cracking down on online child sexual abuse imagery.

iwf.org.uk

This is a welcome development. However, our formal investigation remains ongoing. We are working round the clock to progress this and get answers into what went wrong and what’s being done to fix it.

Musk's xAI curbs Grok image editing after California, Europe air concerns

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI said late on Wednesday it imposed restrictions on all users of its Grok AI chatbot that limit image editing after the service produced sexualized images...

reuters.com

We've launched an investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery. We've opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in the UK. 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

📢 We've outlined how we plan to set fees and penalties under the Online Safety Act. Tech firms will fund our work based on their qualifying worldwide revenue, just like in other sectors we regulate. Learn more about our approach here: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

🚨 9 new online safety investigations. We're investigating whether 4chan, a porn provider and seven file-sharing services have failed to comply with their duties under the Online Safety Act. 🔗 Find out more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

We’re proposing a change to our broadcasting rules. Under this change, politicians could still present programmes, but could not be a newsreader, news interviewer or news reporter in any type of programme, without exceptional editorial justification. www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...

Consultation on change to broadcasting rules for ‘politicians as presenters’

ofcom.org.uk

Check out the latest trends for how people in the UK live their lives online: 🤖 AI is on the rise, but not trusted by all 🚫 Scams and fake profiles 📱 Smartphone use Find out more here: www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...

🔒 Children in the UK will lead safer online lives as we've finalised safety measures for sites and apps to introduce from July. Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act ➡️ Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

📻 We have reviewed BBC plans for new DAB+ radio stations. We are proposing to: ✅ Green light new Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1 Anthems, and Radio 3 Unwind. 🟥 Deny plans for a new Radio 2 station and expanded Radio 5 Sports Extra. More 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...

We've launched an investigation into whether the provider of an online suicide forum has failed to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act. Read more here: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

🚨 From today, tech platforms must start tackling criminal content on their sites to protect their users. This includes removing child sexual abuse material, fraud and illegal content encouraging suicide. Read more 🔗 ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

📢 We're calling on tech companies to make the online world safer for women and girls. Our draft guidance - shaped by victims, survivors and safety experts - outlines key areas where platforms should do more. ➡️ Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

The universal postal service needs reform to remain sustainable. We propose: 📨 First class to still be delivered next day, six days a week. 📩 Second class delivered on alternate weekdays - within three days. 🚫 No Saturday deliveries for Second Class. More 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/post/royal-m...

🚨 New blocking measures to protect people from 'spoof' calls. Phone companies must now block overseas calls pretending to be from UK landlines, under our strengthened industry guidance. Read more about our work to clamp down on scams: www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-b...

📻 Applications for the latest round of small-scale DAB radio multiplexes are now open. Small-scale DAB helps to bring more local radio to listeners across the UK, from grass-roots community services to specialist music stations. Find out more here: www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...