Online fraud

We are publishing our proposals for what Category 1 and Category 2A services should do to tackle fraudulent advertising in line with their duties under the Act.

Big Tech will be held accountable for tackling scam ads on their platforms, under proposed new fraud-fighting rules announced today by Ofcom.

This page provides an overview of, and links to, the findings from Ofcom's recent research on the online advertising ecosystem. The research was conducted to help inform our understanding of online advertising and supported the development of the draft Fraudulent Advertising Codes of Practice.

This report details research conducted by Ofcom’s Behavioural Insight Hub to examine how platform design within advertising functionalities influences user (including advertiser) behaviour and the risks associated with fraudulent advertising through a behavioural audit.

The published register of categorised services sets out which services are categorised and are therefore subject to additional duties under the Act.

Romance fraud is more than just heartbreak – it's a serious crime that can leave victims emotionally devasted and financially exploited. But what if we could play our way to protecting ourselves online?

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.

Ofcom is proud to continue our support for Safer Internet Day, an initiative taking place today that shares our aim of helping everyone to live a safer life online.

How Ofcom plans to issue information notices to relevant providers for the purpose of categorisation.

Deepfakes are audio-visual content that has been generated or manipulated using AI, and that misrepresents someone or something. New generative AI tools allow users to create wholly new content that can be life-like and make it significantly easier for anyone with modest technical skill to create deepfakes.