Ofcom, which was established under Sir Tony Blair’s government, holds huge power in the UK, regulating everything from postal services to broadband, as well as radio and television. Among those ...

Regulator Ofcom said this made it near impossible for consumers to accurately estimate what they would pay and prevented Brits from shopping around and comparing deals from different providers.

The decisions are the next step in Ofcom implementing the Online Safety Act and creating a safer life online for people in the UK, particularly children. It follows tough industry standards, announced ...

From today, Ofcom will require any price rises linked to future inflation to be clearly written into a customer’s contract at the point of sale. Many leading phone, TV and broadband firms ...

Websites that host pornographic or other harmful content must have "robust" age verification in place for UK users by July at the latest, Ofcom has said. In a new round of guidance ahead of the ...

Ofcom’s guidance said services which allow pornography or other adult content will be required to introduce age assurance tools, for example photo ID matching, facial age estimation or credit ...

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Channel 4’s latest documentary, Accused: The Fake Grooming Gang Scandal, has sparked 66 complaints to Ofcom following its broadcast on January 7. The three-part series explored the controversial ...