Websites will have to instate age checks and tighten up algorithm recommendations for young users.

Ofcom’s new online safety rules to protect children will be “transformational” and will force tech firms to “do things in a ...

Social media apps and other online sites will have to modify algorithms and introduce robust age checks by July to ...

Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has introduced robust measures under its Children’s Codes as part of the Online ...

Social media platforms and websites will be legally required to protect children from accessing harmful content online or ...

Ofcom CEO, Melanie Dawes, described the new rules as a “reset” for children online. “They will mean safer social media feeds ...

Global titles could previously be leased out by networks, which the watchdog claims allowed bad actors to take advantage of ...

Britain’s media regulator will tell social media, search and gaming services that they need either to remove or “age-gate” ...

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle calls it a "watershed moment" that will help tackle "lawless, poisonous environments" and hold social media firms to account.

Ofcom is taking enforcement action against “several” companies for potential breaches of the Online Safety Act, the ...

Ofcom has finalized a comprehensive set of over 40 practical measures that tech firms operating in the UK must implement ...

Ofcom says its priority is to protect children so they can enjoy the benefits of being online, without experiencing the potential harms that exist online. | ITV National News ...