Ofcom, the communication services regulator in the UK, has sent a letter to Facebook, Instagram (META), Roblox (RBLX), ...

UK regulator Ofcom called on the most popular social media platforms to enforce minimum age rules for younger people using their services.

Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube must inform the regulator on actions they will take to “better ...

Ofcom is the regulator. The act requires companies to safeguard UK users and establishes several regulatory duties, backed by civil and criminal sanctions, which apply to services that allow users to ...

Ofcom has written to Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube and told them they must enforce minimum ages.

UK regulator Ofcom has warned major sites and apps to enforce minimum age rules with highly-effective age verification. It has written to major sites/apps used by children - YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, ...

Today telecoms regulator Ofcom published its latest research which looks at how people in the UK access, use and think about their online and media lives. Its Media Use and Attitudes and Media Lives ...

The UK's online safety regulatory framework reached a significant milestone in 2025 with the first wave of risk assessments submitted under the Online Safety Act (OSA). Ofcom has now published its ...

LONDON: The U.K.’s five main public-service broadcasters spent £2.6 billion on original British programs in 2008, according to media regulator Ofcom, down by 15 percent on the amount spent in 2004.

The Government has asked Ofcom to report on which social media companies are failing to implement measures to protect women and girls online.

Since the Online Safety Act’s (OSA) first requirements came into force in January 2025, Ofcom has published its first confirmation decision of a financial penalty under the legislation (Confirmation ...