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Internet use in the UK; annual estimates by age, sex, disability and geographical location.
Internet use by adults aged 16 years and over. By age, sex, disability, geographical location and weekly earnings.
A research paper from OFCOM
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.
This guidance explains why and how public sector organisations should move to modern network solutions and away from legacy networks with information on standards you need to follow and case studies.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform makes users’ account details and activity visible to others.
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
This report examines the current sector of online platforms with video-sharing capabilities, how these platforms protect users from harmful content and the user experience on platforms with video-sharing capabilities.
Service providers or government departments installing networking technologies in government shared buildings, known as hub buildings.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to live stream, or view live streams by others.
Using recommended patterns for workplace wifi networks and sharing infrastructure.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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