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How can tech firms help users spot deepfakes?

Published: 11 July 2025

Deepfake Defences 2 – The Attribution Toolkit

Published: 11 July 2025

Deepfakes are AI-generated audio-visual content that is deliberately designed to misrepresent someone or something.

Researchers’ access to information from regulated online services

Published: 28 October 2024

Last updated: 8 July 2025

Ofcom has today published a report examining how researchers could gain better access to information from regulated online services to support work on online safety matters. The report outlines three policy options for government consideration as part of any future access framework.

Quick guide to illegal content codes of practice

Published: 9 November 2023

Last updated: 4 July 2025

One way services can keep their users safe is to adopt the measures in our codes of practices. Find out what measures we've proposed in our codes.

Statement: Protecting children from harms online

Published: 24 April 2025

Last updated: 4 July 2025

Our protection of children policy Statement includes our full guidance, Codes of Practice and other documents relating to online services' duties under the Online Safety Act.

Enforcement Programme to monitor compliance with the illegal content risk assessment duties and record keeping duties

Published: 3 March 2025

Last updated: 3 July 2025

Ofcom is today opening a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’ to monitor whether providers are complying with their illegal content risk assessment duties and record keeping duties under the Online Safety Act (the “Act”).

Pushing platforms to go further: Ofcom sets out more online protections

Published: 30 June 2025

The new measures continue Ofcom’s implementation of the Online Safety Act. They build on our illegal harms and children’s safety codes of practice, which are already in place and being enforced.

Consultation: Online Safety - Additional Safety Measures

Published: 30 June 2025

This consultation sets out Ofcom’s latest proposals to strengthen our Codes of Practice for providers of online services, as part of our role under the Online Safety Act 2023.

Ofcom's approach to implementing the Online Safety Act

Published: 26 October 2023

Last updated: 30 June 2025

Our plans for putting online safety laws into practice, and what we expect from tech firms.

Statement: Online Safety - fees and penalties

Published: 24 October 2024

Last updated: 26 June 2025

Ofcom is publishing its policy statement regarding the implementation of the online safety fees and penalties regime.

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