Ofcom to crack down on spread of illegal intimate images and deepfakes, boosting protections for women and girls online
Published: 9 September 2026
Online safety watchdog, Ofcom, has warned tech firms they only have weeks left to put in place measures to stop illegal intimate images and deepfakes from spreading on their platforms.
Enforcement programme into measures being taken by services to prevent users from encountering or sharing non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII)
Published: 9 September 2026
Ofcom has opened a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’, to assess the measures being taken by providers of services that present particular risks of harm to UK users from NCII to ensure users do not encounter or disseminate such content on their services.
Creating a safer life online for women and girls
Published: 25 November 2025
Last updated: 9 September 2026
Women and girls’ online safety is a priority for Ofcom. This page provides a summary of the work we are undertaking in this space.
‘Adults Only’: what to do if your online service allows pornography
Published: 16 July 2024
Last updated: 9 September 2026
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.
Online safety regulatory documents and guidance
Published: 23 October 2025
Last updated: 9 September 2026
Latest versions of Ofcom’s online safety regulatory documents and guidance, as well as links to previous, superseded versions.
Statement: Detecting intimate image abuse
Published: 18 May 2026
Last updated: 9 September 2026
This statement sets out our decision to recommend that certain service providers should use ‘hash matching’ technology to detect intimate image abuse and reduce its spread online.
Call for Evidence: A Safer Life Online for Women and Girls
Published: 9 September 2026
This Call for Evidence invites interested stakeholders to provide Ofcom with evidence and insights about women and girls’ online experiences since the publication of our Guidance in November 2025.
Porn site deploys age checks as Ofcom fines it £730,000
Published: 4 September 2026
Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £700,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request.
Mega's compliance assurances in respect of Transfer.it to take measures to prevent users from encountering or sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
Published: 4 September 2026
On 17 March 2025, we opened an enforcement programme to assess the measures being taken by providers of file-sharing and file-storage services that present particular risks of harm to UK users from image-based CSAM to ensure users do not encounter, and offenders are not able to disseminate, such content on their services.
Enforcement programme into measures being taken by file-sharing and file-storage services to prevent users from encountering or sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
Published: 17 March 2025
Last updated: 4 September 2026
Ofcom has opened a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’, to assess the measures being taken by providers of file-sharing and file-storage services that present particular risks of harm to UK users from image-based CSAM to ensure users do not encounter, and offenders are not able to disseminate, such content on their services.