Consultation: Illegal harms: user controls
Published: 24 April 2025
This consultation sets out our proposals to amend the blocking and muting user accounts and disabling comments measures in the Illegal Content Codes of Practice. We are proposing to bring providers of certain smaller user-to-user services that are likely to be accessed by children into scope of these measures where they have relevant risks and functionalities.
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.
Ofcom's approach to implementing the Online Safety Act
Published: 26 October 2023
Last updated: 24 April 2025
Our plans for putting online safety laws into practice, and what we expect from tech firms.
Statement: Protecting people from illegal harms online
Published: 16 December 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
This is the first of Ofcom’s policy Statements that Ofcom, as regulator of the Online Safety Act, will publish as part of our work to establish the new regulations.
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.
‘Adults Only’: what to do if your online service allows pornography
Published: 16 July 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
If you allow pornography on your online service, this page is for you. It explains what you need to know about the Online Safety Act and what you need to check to ensure you follow the rules.
Important dates for Online Safety compliance
Published: 17 October 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force. This page explains the important milestones.
How to comply with the Online Safety Act: responding to Ofcom’s requests for information
Published: 17 October 2024
Last updated: 11 April 2025
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.
Consultation: Technology Notices
Published: 16 December 2024
Last updated: 10 April 2025
The consultation includes our policy proposals for minimum standards of accuracy against which a technology must be accredited before we can require its use under a Notice, and guidance to providers about how we propose to use this power.