Category: Regulation

The Information Commisioner’s Office has concluded an investigation into Reddit and how it handles the processing of children’s information. The conclusion reached is two large failures at Reddit with respect to data processing for children. “It’s concerning that a company the size of Reddit failed in its legal duty to protect the personal information of […]

The ASA has issued a ruling on a Virgin Media advert which aired in late September 2024, following a complaint by rival BT challenging its claim of being “Awarded Best Broadband Experience”. It included a voiceover with the statement: – The ad showed a walrus, facing the camera, on a speedboat going through the water, […]

Ofcom has today announced that it has fined another porn company for failing to put in place age verification to protect children from pornographic content. Kick Online Entertainment SA has been fined £800,000 for failings under the UK’s Online Safety Act. The Act required companies to ensure age check verification was in place from the […]

In a move to make price rises on mobile and broadband more transparent the Chancellor and Technology Secretary has received undertakings from BT, Virgin Media O2 , VodafoneThree, Sky and TalkTalk to adhere to a new Telecoms Consumer Charter. The main aim of the charter is to ensure customers are treated fairly and will not […]

On Monday, Ofcom announced it has opened an investigation into X following reports of its Grok AI being used to ‘nudify’ photos. The initial reports referred to adults, but then it appears it would do this for children as well, which could amount in many cases to illegal images. The company responded by limiting this […]

Ofcom has published a new consultation on splitting up the ‘upper 6GHz band’ (6425–7125 MHz) to allow it to be utilised by both Wi-Fi and mobile at the same time, but in different locations. By enabling ‘prioritised spectrum sharing’, Ofcom says it will significantly increase the spectrum that is available for both services, which will […]

The Government has indicated its intention to legislate to improve access to broadband services in leasehold flats. It refers to three key problems which fibre networks face specifically in the case of leasehold properties: – (1) Identifying the correct freeholder or landlord is not always easy.(2) Some freeholders are unresponsive or have little incentive to […]

The Building Safety Regulator was created as part of the Building Safety Act 2022 that was a response to the tragedy that was the Grenfell disaster that resulted in 72 deaths in 2016. The Building Safety Regulator sets out to: These regulations impact the rollout of broadband infrastructure in higher risk and all other buildings, […]

Ofcom has today published a consultation to apply code powers to Baltic Broadband Ltd. Code powers are granted by Ofcom under Section 107(6) of the Telecommunications Act 2003 which allow telecommunications operators to roll out network infrastructure a bit like gas and water companies, skipping certain planning permission requirements. Baltic Broadband are based around Liverpool […]

The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA UK) has also issued a ruling upholding a complaint against Starlink, the Satellite service provided by SpaceX. The banner ads on Arstechnica in June 2025 promoting a free equipment offer with a normal £299 price crossed out and a £0 in place. Text below stated “Availability and price may vary […]