Online abuse

Online abuse is having a significant impact on the ability of sportspeople and pundits to do their jobs, live their lives and express themselves, according to new research published by Ofcom.

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

The Online Safety Act (OSA) makes businesses, and anyone else who operates a wide range of online services, legally responsible for keeping people (especially children) in the UK safe online.

Ofcom has today proposed concrete measures that tech firms should take to tackle online harms against women and girls, setting a new and ambitious standard for their online safety.

Ofcom is consulting on draft Guidance for a safer life online for women and girls. The consultation is aimed at providers of regulated online services and other relevant stakeholders including Ofcom’s statutory consultees for the draft Guidance - the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner.

How Ofcom plans to issue information notices to relevant providers for the purpose of categorisation.

Two months out from online safety laws coming into force, Ofcom has warned tech firms they could face enforcement action if they don’t comply with new duties when the time comes.

Real-world concerns about women’s safety and wellbeing are mirrored in the online world, according to figures from Ofcom’s major study into the nation’s online lives.

This qualitative research examines the impact of exposure to online hate and hateful abuse on people with protected characteristics

As Premier League football returns from its summer break, the latest episode of Ofcom’s Life Online podcast shines a light on the dark side of the beautiful game: the scale of online abuse targeted at players.