Protecting children

A notice explaining how, in support of our online safety research, Ofcom will sometimes create accounts with fictional personas.

Ofcom has today fined pornography provider Youngtek Solutions Ltd £500,000 for not having age checks in place, plus £100,000 for failing to respond to a formal request for information from the regulator.

We are investigating whether Reply Buzzer Ltd has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its services through the use of highly effective age assurance.

We are investigating whether Youngtek Solutions Ltd has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its services through the use of highly effective age assurance.

Ofcom is opening an enforcement programme into age assurance measures across the adult sector, which will initially focus on regulated providers’ compliance with the Part 5 duties.

We are investigating whether a provider of an online suicide discussion forum has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.

We’ve published our latest research into how children spend their time online and interact with different forms of media.

Children in the UK will be better protected from harm as some of the largest and most popular sites and apps agree to introduce significant new anti-grooming measures in response to Ofcom’s public call for action

A dedicated page compiling data on experiences of age assurance, VPN use, and attitudes towards Protection of Children measures.

This report brings together findings from our comprehensive research programme to understand how children experience the online world, including their use of services and exposure to harmful content before and after new children’s safety duties came into force.