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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.
📺 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.
July 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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.
📺 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.
This follows our new report looking at the use of age checks under the Online Safety Act.
July 16, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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.
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...
This builds on existing protections for children online. 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
June 15, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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...
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...
June 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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...
🔷 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...
May 21, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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...
🔷 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...
Read the full list of changes and our statement here 🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
May 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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...
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...
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...
May 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
📢 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...
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.
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.
May 13, 2026 at 9:11 AM
🧵 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.
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...
Read about our investigations in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
April 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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...
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...
📱 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...
April 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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...
📱 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...
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...
March 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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...
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...
🛜 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...
March 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
📢 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...
🛜 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
🚫 Enforce their minimum age rules
🛡️ Put in place grooming protections
⚙️ Make their algorithms safer
🧪 Stop testing new products and features on children
March 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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
🚫 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
🛡️ 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
February 25, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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
🛡️ 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...
➡️ Read our update in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
February 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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...
➡️ Read our update in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
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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...
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.
www.iwf.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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...
Read more on our website. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
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...
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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.
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 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...
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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 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...
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...
June 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
📢 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...
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 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...
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚨 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 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...
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’
www.ofcom.org.uk
May 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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...
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...
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...
🤖 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...
May 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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...
🤖 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...
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...
April 24, 2025 at 5:57 AM
🔒 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...
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 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...
April 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
📻 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 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...
Read more here: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
April 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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...
Read more here: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...