Category: Online Safety
Ofcom fines another porn site for not having age verification
Ofcom has announced that another company has been fined under the Online Safety Act 2023 for failing to protect children from accessing pornographic content. First Time Videos LLC operates two websites that have been found to be in breach. “Ofcom has determined that First Time Videos has failed to comply with section 81 of the […]
Ofcom raises concerns about age verification for social media limits but will work on solutions
The UK Government announced widely expected bans for young children using social media, and limitations on uses by 16 and 17-year olds. These are due to come in next spring and will affect platform such as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and X but will exclude messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal. There’s much left […]
UK social media ban for under 16’s set to start in Spring 2027
Building on previous legislation such as the Online Safety Act 2023 and the Children’s Well Being and Schools Act 2026, the heavily trailed social media ban has now been officially announced. The timeline is that the plan is to bring everything to Parliament before Christmas 2026 and come into force in Spring 2027. The restrictions […]
Ofcom writes open letter to UK online service providers regarding civil unrest in Belfast
Ofcom has taken an unusual step in that it has written to online service providers who operate in the UK about the increased risk of their services being used to stir up hatred and promote violence. This is specifically regarding civil unrest in Belfast. This is not the first time that Ofcom have taken the […]
Do you micro-scroll on your mobile, you are not alone
A TalkTalk study looking at how we all use our mobile phones suggests that many of us will pick up our phones to fill in gaps of just 30 seconds, and that the total average screen time per day may be 3 hours and 18 minutes a day. This is double the screen time of […]
Ofcom fines Youngtek Solutions Ltd £600,000 for Online Safety Act contraventions
A company that runs four pornography websites has been fined £500,000 for its failure to implement highly effective age assurance measures on UK visitors by Ofcom. Additionally for failing to respond to statutory requests a further fine of £100,000 has been levied. The Online Safety Act 2023 gives Ofcom powers to levy fines on companies […]
Ofcom hands out £950,000 fine to online suicide forum
An online suicide forum that is apparently still accessible from a standard UK IP address has landed itself with a £950,000 fine and further action will be taken unless the site comes into complicance with UK law in the next two weeks. The fine is from investigations carried out between March 2025 and March 2026 […]
BT Cyber Threat Protection offers Norton to protect up to 15 devices
The press release was somewhat thin on the detail, but it is now confirmed that the Cyber Threat Protection BT is offering to all broadband customers is powered by Norton. So what does this switch from vulnerable to BT Protected offer: Looking at the Norton site to see what the value of this is, it […]
BT launches Behind Brilliant Things as part of rebranding
As BT is set to launch new branding on 8th May 2026 with a Behind Brilliant Things showcasing how critical BT is to many parts of daily life. The branding launch was part of a press conference where BT CEO Allison Kirkby announced that BT has been appointed the Official Telecommunications Partner of UEFA EURO […]
Scam Warning — Don’t let random people use your Internet connection
Recently a new user on the forums posted something we wanted to briefly analyse and warn users about as it raises another scam tactic which you could become a victim of. The Ask We’ve deleted the post to avoid users unwittingly falling for this, however we’re reproducing the post in full glory on this news […]