Consultation: Online Safety - fees and penalties
Published: 24 October 2024
Last updated: 6 February 2025
Ofcom is consulting on proposals to implement the fees and penalties regime for online safety, under the Online Safety Act 2023. The consultation is aimed at providers of regulated online services and other relevant stakeholders.
Ofcom’s Annual Report on Notices to deal with terrorism content and/or CSEA content
Published: 24 January 2025
This is Ofcom's first annual report on notices to deal with terrorism content and/or CSEA content pursuant to section 128 of the Online Safety Act 2023
Helping small services navigate the Online Safety Act
Published: 24 January 2025
As the UK’s regulator for online safety, Ofcom makes sure organisations that provide online services are carrying out their duties to comply with new rules, to help protect their users from harmful content.
Ofcom launches digital safety toolkit for online services
Published: 21 January 2025
Ofcom has launched a digital toolkit to help businesses comply with new online safety rules.
Guide for services: complying with the Online Safety Act
Published: 27 February 2024
Last updated: 21 January 2025
The Online Safety Act makes businesses responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. Here’s what you need to know and do now.
Check how to comply with the illegal content rules
Published: 16 December 2024
Last updated: 21 January 2025
The tool is divided into four steps that follow Ofcom’s risk assessment guidance. Following these steps will help you to comply with the illegal content risk assessment duties, and the linked safety duties and record-keeping and review duties.
Quick guide to implementing highly effective age assurance
Published: 23 February 2024
Last updated: 16 January 2025
The Online Safety Act has introduced new rules on robust age checks that services must follow to protect children
‘Adults Only’: what to do if your online service allows pornography
Published: 16 July 2024
Last updated: 17 December 2024
If you allow pornography on your online service, this page is for you. It explains what you need to know about the Online Safety Act and what you need to check to ensure you follow the rules.
Time for tech firms to act: UK online safety regulation comes into force
Published: 16 December 2024
People in the UK will be better protected from illegal harms online, as tech firms are now legally required to start taking action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms, and make them safer by design.
Quick guide to illegal content codes of practice
Published: 9 November 2023
Last updated: 16 December 2024
One way services can keep their users safe is to adopt the measures in our codes of practices. Find out what measures we've proposed in our draft codes.