Notified video-sharing platforms
Published: 11 January 2024
Last updated: 19 June 2024
A list of video-sharing platform (VSP) services that have notified to Ofcom.
New rules for online services: what you need to know
Published: 9 November 2023
Last updated: 13 June 2024
The Online Safety Act makes businesses responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. Here’s what you need to know and do now.
Quick guide to children’s risk assessments: protecting children online
Published: 7 May 2024
Last updated: 11 June 2024
This page summarises proposals we are consulting on – we will update this information when final documents are in place. Please note that this quick guide is intended to introduce your children’s risk assessment duties. Our guidance will set out your legal responsibilities in full.
Evaluating online safety measures
Published: 24 May 2024
Last updated: 24 May 2024
Online safety and data protection
Published: 1 May 2024
How Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intend to collaborate in regulating online services.
Using research to guide our online safety work
Published: 15 April 2024
Today we’re publishing our online safety research agenda, which sets out the areas of research that will help to inform and underpin our long-term work as the UK’s online safety regulator.
Implementing the Online Safety Act: Additional duties for ‘categorised’ online services
Published: 25 March 2024
Call for evidence: Third phase of online safety regulation
Published: 25 March 2024
We are seeking evidence to inform the codes of practice and guidance that Ofcom produces to implement the third phase of online safety regulation.
How accurate are online hate speech detection tools?
Published: 12 March 2024
Last updated: 12 March 2024
Automated classifiers are tools used to detect harmful content, such as hate speech. These safety measures can be used to significantly reduce people’s experiences of harm online. Researchers also use these tools to identify how a change to a platform (for example, when it changes its rules or removes certain content or users) impact the frequency of hate speech.
Evaluation in online safety: a discussion of hate speech classification and safety measures
Published: 12 March 2024
Last updated: 12 March 2024