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Content controls help users to tailor their feed to their preferences and reduce exposure to unwanted, potentially sensitive, or distressing content. In this research we tested how small design changes can impact on how much use people make of the content control tools available to them.

We publish data on which UK telephone numbers are available for allocation or are allocated, and lists of codes for use in number porting and other administrative tasks.

These reports outline the findings from a programme of research to explore the potential links between persuasive features on platforms and potential child financial harm. It also provides insight into children’s online spending habits across social sites and apps, video sharing platforms and gaming, and examines the influencing factors and attitudes towards children’s spending in these environments.

In this research project, we partnered with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) to conduct a comprehensive behavioural audit of popular social media and video-sharing platforms (VSPs). This audit, carried out between December 2024 and January 2025, systematically mapped online design practices and assessed their impact on user behaviour and outcomes, focusing on four core areas of interest: 1) sign-up process, 2) features and functionalities affecting time spent online, 3) negative sentiment tools, and 4) reporting.

Mae’r astudiaeth Mesur Defnydd Goddefol Ar-lein Plant yn archwilio’r gwefannau a’r apiau yr ymwelodd plant 8-14 oed y DU â hwy a faint o amser a dreuliwyd ar y gwasanaethau yr ymwelwyd â nhw.

Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2025.

In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the DCMS statement of compliance, named officials can receive privileged early access to Official Statistics.

This page provides the report and accompanying annex from our qualitative research exploring experiences of engaging with the manosphere, carried out in October and November 2024 by Revealing Reality.

Ofcom’s open data is a mix of data from or about the companies we regulate in the communications sector, and the citizens and consumers who use them.

This discussion paper covers two online experiments run by Ofcom’s Behavioural Insight Hub that tested how platform choice architecture affects use of content controls among adult users.

Mae'r blog hwn yn cyflwyno rhai o brif ganfyddiadau ein gwaith ymchwil ansoddol newydd ar gamwybodaeth a thwyllwybodaeth, ac yn edrych ar ffyrdd i ganfod ein ffordd o’u cwmpas a lliniaru eu heffaith.

This interactive report covers customer service levels and experiences for residential telecoms customers in 2024, and compares them with levels in 2022 and/or 2023.

Dyma wythfed adroddiad Ofcom ar sut mae lefelau gwasanaeth cwsmeriaid ar gyfer cwsmeriaid preswyl yn cymharu ar draws y diwydiant telathrebu.

This report outlines the findings from Ofcom research into people’s audio habits: what they listen to, how they’re listening and why.

Mae’r adroddiad hwn yn nodi i ba raddau roedd sianeli teledu a ddarlledir a gwasanaethau rhaglenni ar-alw wedi darparu isdeitlau, disgrifiadau sain a/neu iaith arwyddion (“gwasanaethau mynediad”, gyda’i gilydd) rhwng mis Ionawr a mis Rhagfyr 2024.

This section covers research into usability of devices and services, and accessibility, particularly in relation to older people and those with disabilities.

Mae Amserlen Rhaglenni Electronig (‘EPG’) yn cael ei galw’n ‘amserlen teledu’ weithiau. Mae’n ddewislen ar y sgrin sy’n dweud wrth ddefnyddwyr pa raglenni teledu sydd ar gael ar eu setiau teledu ac mae’n rhoi cyfle iddyn nhw symud rhwng gwahanol sianeli a rhaglenni.

A report examining the experiences of online hate and abuse faced by professionals working in sports and broadcasting.

This report provides key findings from Ofcom’s 2019 research into news consumption across television, radio, print and online.

What good media literacy 'by design' looks like for social media, search, video-sharing and gaming services.

In December 2022, Ofcom commissioned 13 organisations to test and evaluate different approaches to improving media literacy skills among three cohort groups: children and young people; older adults, and; disabled people and people with learning disabilities. This report summarises the main challenges and lessons learned in terms of evaluating media literacy interventions.

Mae ein hadroddiad yn 2025 ar leoliadau arfaethedig o rwydweithiau capasiti uchel iawn yn archwilio'r cynnydd mewn darpariaeth rhwydwaith ffibr llawn a gigabit a ragwelir erbyn diwedd 2027.

Mae Adroddiad PND Ofcom yn cael ei baratoi a’i gyhoeddi i ategu ein hadroddiadau seilwaith (a elwir yn adroddiadau Cysylltu’r Gwledydd). Mae sail a phwrpas yr adroddiad hwn wedi’u nodi isod ac maent yn rhoi cyd-destun pwysig i’r wybodaeth rydym yn ei chyhoeddi.

Adroddiadau blynyddol am fand eang sefydlog, rhwydweithiau symudol a Wi-Fi, teledu digidol, radio digidol a seilwaith y rhyngrwyd.

Mae’r adroddiad hwn yn rhoi cipolwg o’r ddarpariaeth symudol ac argaeledd band eang sefydlog ar draws y DU fel yr oedd y sefyllfa ym mis Ionawr 2025. Mae’n ddiweddariad interim i’n Hadroddiad Cysylltu’r Gwledydd 2024 (CN2024), a oedd yn seiliedig ar ddata band eang sefydlog o fis Gorffennaf 2024 ymlaen a data darpariaeth symudol o fis Medi 2024 ymlaen.

Ofcom’s regular research into adults’ media literacy gives detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among UK adults aged 16+.