Around 6,000 sites allowing porn in the UK will start checking if users are over 18 from Friday, according to the media ...

Ofcom, the media regulator, has set out a number of ways websites can verify the age of users, including through credit card ...

As of Friday, anyone trying to watch porn online in the UK will need to subject themselves to an awkward selfie or get their ...

YouTube should give videos made by channels like the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 more promotion to help tackle a "serious threat" ...

The BBC needs to "get a grip quicker" and complete reports and investigations sooner following controversies such as the ...

Ofcom, the UK media regulator, has set out new rules for tech firms designed to keep children safe online. The Ofcom boss says any company that breaks the code could be "named and shamed" and have ...

UK regulator Ofcom is consulting on more safety measures for online platforms, such as preventing screen-records of ...

After years of campaigning and political debate, tech platforms will - within weeks - be legally obliged to stop kids seeing ...

It comes after Ofcom said it had asked the BBC why controversial remarks made by the band were broadcast live.

Ofcom has launched an investigation after the BBC's complaints unit partially upheld complaints about its reporting of an alleged anti-Semitic incident in London in November. The media watchdog ...

Ofcom, which launched its investigation following the broadcast on the BBC's News at Six on 26 February last year, was also critical of the corporation's complaints system.