Illegal and harmful content

We are investigating whether the provider of Telegram, Telegram Messenger Inc. has failed, or is failing to comply with its illegal content safety duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 in respect of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Ofcom is investigating whether the provider of Chat-Avenue.com (‘Chat-Avenue’) has failed and/or is failing to comply with the duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.

Ofcom is investigating whether the provider of Teen-Chat.org (‘Teen-Chat’) has failed and/or is failing to comply with the duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.

Ofcom has launched an investigation into Telegram under the UK’s Online Safety Act, to determine whether it is doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse material being shared.

We are investigating whether the provider of Yolobit has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.

Ofcom has opened a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’, to assess the measures being taken by providers of file-sharing and file-storage services that present particular risks of harm to UK users from image-based CSAM to ensure users do not encounter, and offenders are not able to disseminate, such content on their services.

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.

Find out about the new fees-related duties imposed on certain providers of regulated services under the Online Safety Act and how to comply with them.

Children in the UK will be able to live a safer life online under new Ofcom protections which set ambitious new safety standards for tech firms. As the UK’s online safety regulator, protecting children is a priority for Ofcom. We’re determined to make the online world a better place for them – and to give parents peace of mind that their children will be better protected from the risks they might face.

We are requesting views from civil society organisations and the public on the information they want service providers to publish.