According to a survey conducted by the UK Communication regulator OfCom, 22% of 8-17-year-olds lie about their age online, ...

Four in ten UK adults report they have encountered misinformation or deepfake content in the previous four weeks, according ...

The government has outlined its priorities for online safety, including more research into the impact of technology, ...

Misinformation was most likely to be spread about UK politics, followed by international politics and current affairs, and ...

Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished to address the problem of children pretending to be adults ...

Darlington's MP Lola McEvoy led a debate in Westminster about online safety for children, warning that 'young people say ...

Ofcom is the regulator of the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA). The UK government recently proposed strategic priorities for Ofcom to adopt in the role, focused on five core themes: safety by design, ...

This is despite the Online Safety Act (OSA) requiring platforms to beef-up age verification, a responsibility that will come into force in 2025. Ofcom told the BBC its "alarming" findings showed ...