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Emergency Alerts Test on Sunday 7 September, 3pm
Patients who use social media to plan cosmetic procedures will now access more reliable information thanks to a landmark new initiative.
How new laws that keep children safe on the internet work.
New laws come into force, protecting under-18s from harmful online content.
Letter to Baroness Bertin in response to the Bertin report on the Independent Pornography Review.
UK becomes the first country in the world to create new AI sexual abuse offences to protect children from predators generating AI images.
Technology Secretary outlines priorities for Ofcom as government prepares to enforce the Online Safety Act next year.
Letter from the Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to Ofcom.
Statement between the UK and US will bring countries closer on joint priority of creating a safer online world.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is warning that scammers are sending text messages about fake DVSA parking penalty charges.
Sharing intimate images without consent will be made a ‘priority offence’ under the Online Safety Act and social media firms will have to proactively remove and stop this material appearing on their platforms.
Letter from DSIT Secretary of State Michelle Donelan to Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes regarding the categorisation of services under the Online Safety Act.
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and any other child sexual abuse material.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Memorandum of Understanding to help amplify the world class online safety regimes of both countries.
This circular sets out detail of the new criminal offences in the Online Safety Act 2023.
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
The Call for Evidence for the independent Pornography Review launches today.
Suyer-complaints process is designed to help Ofcom stay on top of systemic harmful trends and emerging threats.
A speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, at the Family Online Safety Institute's annual conference.
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