Boosting Children's Safety Online: User Controls
Published: 24 April 2025
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.
New rules for a safer generation of children online
Published: 24 April 2025
Children in the UK will have safer online lives, under transformational new protections finalised by Ofcom.
How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents
Published: 24 April 2025
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.
Statement: Protecting children from harms online
Published: 24 April 2025
Today we are publishing a major policy Statement for the protection of children online.
Letter from Ofcom regarding mandatory age assurance requirements for services that allow pornographic content
Published: 24 April 2025
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.
Consulting children about online safety
Published: 16 December 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
Ofcom has been consulting with children to find out what they think about Ofcom’s proposals to improve online safety.
Consultation: Protecting children from harms online
Published: 8 May 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
Our proposals for how internet services should approach their new duties relating to content that is harmful to children.
Children's online 'user ages'
Published: 11 October 2022
Last updated: 24 April 2025
Research to understand to what extend children are bypassing age assurance measures.
Quick guide to Protection of Children Codes
Published: 7 May 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
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.
Quick guide to children’s risk assessments: protecting children online
Published: 7 May 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
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.