@Ofcom

Official account for Ofcom, the UK’s independent communications regulator. TV, radio, telecoms, video-sharing, post & more. In Welsh: @OfcomCymraeg

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Porn company starts age checks after £1m Ofcom fine bbc.in/4oL7LrS

Porn company starts new age checks after £1m fine

The media regulator Ofcom said AVS Group Ltd had started age checks on some of its porn websites.

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🟠 Online safety group director at Ofcom tells @SophyRidgeSky & @WilfredFrost that online safety hasn't been taken seriously by social media companies as they have been following one particular business model for 20 years ⬇️ trib.al/x8HqarO
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Ofcom retweeted
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@GMB1 Dec 2025
Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £23.8 million for failures - including disconnecting - vulnerable and elderly telecare alarm users. It's the third biggest fine the media regulator's ever handed out. @NickDixonITV has the latest.
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Virgin Media has been fined nearly £24 million pounds for failing vulnerable customers during the switch from analogue landlines to a digital service. On #BBCBreakfast Ben Boulos had details of the fine from telecoms regulator Ofcom bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c5gg6w…
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Roblox will require all users to perform age-checks to access chat from January techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/ro…

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January | TechCrunch

The move comes amid multiple lawsuits, including from the attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana, against Roblox over child safety concerns. The lawsuits were filed following reports that Roblox...

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⚠️ If you receive a text message about Winter Fuel Payments, it’s a scam. Winter Fuel Payments are paid automatically to those eligible. Report suspicious texts by forwarding them to 7726 for free 🤳
Warning sign about Winter Fuel Payment scams, stating that Winter Fuel Payments are made automatically and any text messages received about them are scams.

ALT Warning sign about Winter Fuel Payment scams, stating that Winter Fuel Payments are made automatically and any text messages received about them are scams.

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Think you can spot a scam? 🤔 They're getting trickier. This Scams Awareness Week we’re sharing simple tips and signs to help you stay one step ahead. Head over to our website for our advice ⤵️ bit.ly/42KC1uU #ScamAware
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⚠️Over £106M was lost to romance fraud last year. ℹ️ Unsure if the person you're talking with is real? Try reverse image searching their profile photos to see if they're used elsewhere online. Find out more: actionfraud.police.uk/romanc… #RomanceFraud
Do you really know who you're talking to? Romance Fraud is on the rise

ALT Do you really know who you're talking to? Romance Fraud is on the rise

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New protections for children online are now in force 🛡️ This will change how children experience the internet, and they should encounter significantly less harmful content online.
Image communicating the Online Safety Act's Children's Codes by the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. Features two children focused on their tablets, sitting on a digital representation of a shield, symbolizing new protections for children online. Text emphasizes the legal obligations for companies to protect children from harmful content, with '18+' and 'Now in Force' highlighted.

ALT Image communicating the Online Safety Act's Children's Codes by the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. Features two children focused on their tablets, sitting on a digital representation of a shield, symbolizing new protections for children online. Text emphasizes the legal obligations for companies to protect children from harmful content, with '18+' and 'Now in Force' highlighted.

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How will age verification for porn work and what about privacy? bbc.in/4lB02fm

How will age verification for porn work and what about your data?

Anyone in the UK wanting to access online porn will soon have to undergo more rigorous age checks.

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'We need a postal service that's going to survive' Natalie Black from regulator Ofcom told #BBCBreakfast why they've approved a plan by Royal Mail to deliver second-class letters on every other weekday and not on Saturdays bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36x…
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Ofcom retweeted
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@GMB24 Apr 2025
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 announced new rules to ensure tech companies prevent children from accessing sites containing pornography, as well as content which encourages self-harm, suicide or eating disorders.
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We’re building a safer online world for children across the UK. From July, social media & tech companies must implement strong age assurance and protection methods to help shield children from harmful content.
A pair of hands holds a tablet and clicks on the screen, showing a star and an up arrow. Text reads: Creating safer digital spaces. New laws under the Online Safety Act will require social media and tec companies to shield children from harmful content.

ALT A pair of hands holds a tablet and clicks on the screen, showing a star and an up arrow. Text reads: Creating safer digital spaces. New laws under the Online Safety Act will require social media and tec companies to shield children from harmful content.

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📦 A fake delivery warning can deliver a scam straight to your door. ⚠️Fraud is getting more sophisticated. If you’re unsure, always stop, think and check. 🔗Find out how to stay ahead of scams.stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.…
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The Online Safety Act is tackling illegal content like child sexual abuse material, terrorist content and intimate image abuse in the UK – here’s how 🔽

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New online safety laws are now in force, meaning online platforms must take action to tackle illegal content under the Online Safety Act. That means stronger protections against child abuse material, terrorist content, and intimate image abuse 🚫📲
A smartphone is tipped upwards with icons, speech bubbles and emojis falling out into a bin. Text reads: Time is up for illegal content online. Social media and tech companies now have a legal duty to prevent and remove extreme content from their sites.

ALT A smartphone is tipped upwards with icons, speech bubbles and emojis falling out into a bin. Text reads: Time is up for illegal content online. Social media and tech companies now have a legal duty to prevent and remove extreme content from their sites.

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Ofcom retweeted
Good Morning Britain
@GMB25 Feb 2025
'I receive hundreds of messages all the time, it's getting worse.' Ofcom will issue new guidance on measures tech firms should consider using, to help better protect women and girls from abuse on their sites. Georgia Harrison is campaigning against image abuse. Chief Executive of Ofcom Melanie Dawes says they will highlight which companies are not taking females safety seriously.
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All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July bbc.in/42bYbXB

All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July

Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.

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Time spent online by adults in the UK jumped by nearly an hour in 2024 says Ofcom tcrn.ch/3CYYuKz
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Social media faces big changes under new Ofcom rules bbc.in/3NslfbR
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