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 ...

Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes said on Thursday: "For too long, many online services which allow porn and other harmful material have ignored the fact that children are accessing their ...

A House of Lords report in the same month said Ofcom’s rules on media ownership were “poorly suited” to the rapidly changing landscape of online news sites and urgently needed updating.

Ofcom has said. Publishing the latest round of industry guidance ahead of beginning its enforcement of the Online Safety Act, the regulator said any sites hosting pornography must have age checks ...

The grieving father - whose daughter Molly died in 2017 after being bombarded with self-harm and suicide posts ... children from harmful online content, with Ofcom ready to enforce these new ...

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 ...

As age checks start to roll out in the coming months, adults will start to notice a difference in how they access certain online services Dame Melanie Dawes, Ofcom “Either they don’t ask or ...

Online Safety Act: Websites hosting pornographic content must have 'robust' age verification for UK users by July, Ofcom says Sky News Updated 16 January 2025 at 10:48 am · 2-min read ...

People wishing to access porn will have to look at least 25 years old under new Ofcom rules ... online porn or other harmful content including violence, suicide, self harm and eating disorder ...

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.