Watchdog Ofcom has published the final version of its children's codes, part of the Online Safety Act, to set out what sites must do to protect young people. It says they are a "reset for children ...

Telco regulator Ofcom has said it is closing a technical loophole that poses a risk to mobile users’ privacy and security, announcing a crackdown on the leasing of phone numbers known as Global ...

UK media regulator Ofcom has been urged by free-to-air channel Rewind TV to treat classic TV comedies from the 1970s like vintage cars and exempt them from “suffocating” broadcast rules around ...

New measures have been outlined by UK media regulator Ofcom to better protect children from harm when they are online, with tech firms that fail to comply set to have their services banned in the UK.

Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face massive fines, Ofcom has said ...

Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face massive fines, Ofcom has said. The regulator has published the ...

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Ofcom boss Dame Melanie Dawes said it was a "gamechanger" but critics say the restrictions do not go far enough and were "a bitter pill to swallow". Ian Russell, chairman of the Molly Rose ...

Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has said it is taking ‘world-leading’ action to prevent criminals maliciously using mobile networks to intercept text messages, including bank security codes (Yui Mok ...

We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. Ofcom has announced 40 new measures for tech companies under the Online Safety ...