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As people communicate seamlessly online and offline, we now need to invest our efforts into making digital communications work for everyone
Ofcom wants to understand how adults and children in the UK use media.
Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom's job is to make online services safer for the people who use them. We make sure companies have effective systems in place to protect users from harm.
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Ofcom's job is to make sure there is a universal postal service.
You can't see or feel radio spectrum, but we use it every day. Our job is to authorise and manage the use of spectrum in the UK.
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Published: 9 May 2025
Last updated: 10 December 2025
We are investigating whether Itai Tech Ltd has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 16 January 2025
Ofcom is opening an enforcement programme into age assurance measures across the adult sector, which will initially focus on regulated providers’ compliance with the Part 5 duties.
Published: 13 March 2024
A weekly report of complaints from viewevers or listeners assessed under the Broadcasting Code to see if it needs further investigation.
Published: 9 December 2025
Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty of £150,000 on Word Network Operating Company Inc. (“the Licensee”), in relation to its service The Word Network, for failing to comply with our broadcasting rules.
Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty of £175,000 on Word Network Operating Company Inc. (“the Licensee”) in relation to its service The Word Network for failing to comply with our broadcasting rules.
Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty of £50,000 on Word Network Operating Company Inc. (“the Licensee”), in relation to its service The Word Network, for failing to comply with our broadcasting rules.
Published: 26 September 2023
Last updated: 8 December 2025
Ofcom may impose a sanction if we consider that a broadcaster has seriously, deliberately, repeatedly or recklessly breached one of our requirements.
Published: 8 December 2025
Published: 9 July 2025
Last updated: 4 December 2025
Ofcom has opened an enforcement programme to monitor if services are meeting their children’s risk assessment and record keeping duties.
Published: 3 March 2025
Ofcom is opening an enforcement programme to see if providers are complying with their illegal content risk assessment duties and record keeping duties under the OS Act.
Published: 10 June 2025
We are initiating an investigation to determine whether the online discussion board 4chan has failed—or is currently failing—to comply with its obligations under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Published: 31 July 2025
Published: 4 March 2024
Last updated: 1 December 2025
The Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin reports on investigations into potential breaches of Ofcom’s codes and rules for TV, radio and video-on-demand programmes.
Published: 12 December 2023
We are investigating Virgin Media’s compliance with Ofcom rules relating to ensuring uninterrupted access to emergency organisations and treatment of vulnerable consumers.
Published: 11 September 2025
Last updated: 20 November 2025
Published: 20 November 2025
We are investigating whether the provider of fapello.com (‘Fapello’) has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
We are investigating whether the provider of hqporner.com (‘Hqporner’) has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
We are investigating whether the provider of www.porntrex.com (‘Porntrex’) has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
We are investigating whether the provider of www.xxbrits.com (‘XXBrits’) has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
We are investigating whether Sun Social Media Inc has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 19 March 2024
Last updated: 17 November 2025
Investigation following Vonage following disruption for its business customers to emergency call services between 23 October 2023 and 3 November 2023.
Published: 9 April 2025
Last updated: 7 November 2025
We are investigating whether a provider of an online suicide discussion forum has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Published: 5 February 2024
Last updated: 3 November 2025
The bulletin for complaints about BBC online material reports on the outcome of Ofcom’s consideration on complaints received about the BBC’s online material.
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