Channel 4 facing more pressure amid MAFS UK allegations – what we know IN FULL The Independent UK · May 20
Channel 4 boss ‘deeply sorry’ over Married at First Sight UK rape claims Priya Dogra said the women’s ‘distress is clear’ and their accounts of their time on the show were ‘troubling’ The Independent UK · May 20
MPs write to Channel 4 over allegations of rape and sexual assault on MAFS UK The move follows allegations made during a Panorama documentary. Evening Standard · May 20
Tech firms face tougher UK rules on intimate image abuse Ofcom to update codes of practice amid rise in ‘revenge porn’ and AI-generated deepfakes targeting women and girls The Guardian - UK · May 18
The Guardian view on policing the internet: Ofcom must push harder on illegal content Editorial: Jess Phillips’s frustration about online safety points to an alarming reluctance to confront big tech The Guardian - UK · May 17
UK media regulator says X promises to crack down on terrorist and hate content Elon Musk's social media platform X is pledging to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain The Independent UK · May 15
X to block UK access to accounts linked to terrorist groups in Ofcom agreement Media regulator announces commitments by Elon Musk’s platform to crack down on terrorist and hate content The Guardian - UK · May 15
Elon Musk’s X commits to taking tougher action on terrorist content and hate speech in UK IN FULL The Independent UK · May 15
X agrees to crack down on terror content in UK after antisemitic attacks Chief executive of the Antisemitism Policy Trust accused X of ‘failing in so many regards to tackle open racism on its platform’ The Independent UK · May 15
U.K. Targets U.S. Suicide Forum With Massive Fine It'll Never Collect British speech police try to impose their restrictions on the entire world. Reason · May 15
GB News should lose its licence, says ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton Veteran broadcaster accuses channel of ‘clear violations’ of Ofcom’s due impartiality rules The Guardian - UK · May 14
Google denies breaching law by promoting suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths US-based site, whose operators were fined £950,000 by Ofcom, appears in Google’s search results and can be accessed in UK The Guardian - UK · May 14
US-based internet suicide forum implicated in 160 UK deaths fined £950,000 Ofcom attempts to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners’ reports as it levies fine under Online Safety Act The Guardian - UK · May 13
Chris Kaba BBC Panorama documentary complaint partly upheld by Ofcom Gang member Chris Kaba was shot dead by police officer Martyn Blake after trying to ram his way past police cars in Streatham, south-east London Evening Standard · May 11
The Guardian - UK · May 11 Ofcom to investigate GB News over second airing of Trump interview Regulator initially declined to investigate but now says it is looking into repeat broadcast from day after first showing
Evening Standard · May 11 Ofcom to investigate GB News over Donald Trump interview The regulator will investigate a broadcast of the interview, conducted by Bev Turner, 12 hours after it originally aired.
The Guardian - UK · May 7 Meta sues Ofcom over fines regime for breaches of Online Safety Act Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a company’s global revenue
Reason · May 6 Restricting Speech By Purportedly Protecting Children Around the world, governments are censoring speech with the stated goal of shielding youth from online harms.
The Guardian - UK · May 2 ‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended from 2027 to 2030
The Independent UK · May 1 Some children are drawing on fake moustaches to bypass online age checks, report finds A third of children in the UK have bypassed age verification gates, research from Internet Matters suggests
Evening Standard · May 1 Ed Balls' 'shocking' clash with Zack Polanski sparks Ofcom fury as GMB bosses 'face pressure to sack host' Ed Balls had an argument with the Green Party leader on GMB on the ITV breakfast show after being accused of bias
Evening Standard · Apr 22 STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count The NUJ said the action in a pay row will affect coverage of the results.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21 UK watchdog to investigate Telegram over alleged child sexual abuse material Inquiry launched after Ofcom received evidence that suggested illegal content was being shared on messaging platform
The Independent UK · Apr 21 ‘Serious consequences’: Telegram faces major Ofcom probe over child sexual abuse concerns The UK’s online safety regulator says messaging apps will ‘face serious consequences’ if they fail to protect children