Protecting children

This page contains details of an online randomised control trial to test different ways to encourage children to choose to use content controls to restrict exposure to harmful content during the sign-up process of a mock social media platform.

Children in the UK will have safer online lives, under transformational new protections finalised by Ofcom.

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.

Today we are publishing a major policy Statement for the protection of children online.

This letter has been sent out to hundreds of services whose principal purpose is to host pornography. It sets out what those services need to do in more detail, provides contact information if services have questions, and explains the consequences of non-compliance.

Ofcom has been consulting with children to find out what they think about Ofcom’s proposals to improve online safety.

Our proposals for how internet services should approach their new duties relating to content that is harmful to children.

Under the Online Safety Act, services likely to be accessed by children will have to carry out a children's risk assessment. Find out what this means for you.

Under the Online Safety Act, services that are likely to be accessed by children have new duties to comply with to protect children online. One way they can do that is to adopt the safety measures in Ofcom’s codes of practices.

Today we are publishing our Age Assurance and Children’s Access Statement, marking the first step in our Protection of Children work.