Ofcom said Youngtek Solutions Ltd did not have checks between July and September 2025, but has since brought in verification. Source link

Some experts believe it highlights a social media shift as platforms boost short video. Source link

Laura CressTechnology reporterSOPA Images via GettyOfcom has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X over concerns its AI tool Grok is being used to create sexualised images.In a statement, ...

Ofcom has made "urgent contact" with Elon Musk's company xAI following reports its AI tool Grok can be used to make "sexualised images of children" and undress women.A spokesperson ...

Laura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesUK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet ...

The operator of a so-called "nudification" site has been fined for failing to put in age verification measures, which are required under online safety laws.The regulator Ofcom investigated Itai ...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOfcom is investigating four companies, operating a total of 34 porn sites, over whether they are complying with its new age check requirements.The regulator said on ...

Liv McMahon & Andrew RogersBBC NewsGetty ImagesAround 6,000 sites allowing porn in the UK will start checking if users are over 18 on Friday, according to the media regulator ...

Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe online message board 4chan is being investigated by the UK communications regulator over failure to comply with recently introduced online safety rules.Ofcom says it has ...

Websites will have to change the algorithms that recommend content to young people and introduce beefed-up age checks or face big fines, the UK media regulator has confirmed.Ofcom says ...

Tony Smith and Angus CrawfordBBC News InvestigationsBBCJoe Nihill took his own life after learning on the forum how to buy and use a toxic chemicalA pro-suicide forum is under ...

Angus Crawford and Tony SmithBBC News investigationsGetty ImagesBereaved families are calling on the online regulator Ofcom to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of ...