Ofcom

UK regulators swarm X after Grok generated nudes from photos

Lawyers say Musk's platform may face punishment under Online Safety Act priority offenses

AI + ML08 Jan 2026 | 123

Faith in the internet is fading among young Brits

Ofcom survey finds 18-34s increasingly see life online as bad for society and their mental health

Off-Prem19 Dec 2025 | 55

AI nudification site fined £55K for skipping age checks

Decision marks second penalty issued under the UK's Online Safety Act

Legal21 Nov 2025 | 79

O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it

Updated Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'

Networks31 Oct 2025 | 82

Ofcom refuses to bite over Openreach's fiber freebies

Watchdog says it sees no case to investigate discounted FTTP upgrade offer – but will keep an eye on it

Networks14 Oct 2025 | 23

Ofcom fines 4chan £20K and counting for pretending UK's Online Safety Act doesn't exist

Regulator warns penalties will pile up until internet toilet does its paperwork

Security13 Oct 2025 | 134

UK Lords take aim at Ofcom's 'child-protection' upgrades to Online Safety Act

Peers will quiz campaigners on whether Ofcom's new measures will actually work, or just add more compliance pain

Security15 Sep 2025 | 93

Experts scrutinized Ofcom's Online Safety Act governance. They're concerned

Academics and OSA stakeholders say watchdog needs to amend how controversial legislation is enforced

Legal11 Sep 2025 | 28

Broadband biz fined for emergency caller location data fail

Gigaclear slapped by watchdog for failings, admits 'seriousness of the error'

Networks30 Jul 2025 | 5

No big changes to UK broadband regs, despite no real competition for BT

Regulator reviews wholesale telecoms markets and decides healthy fiber is its biggest concern

Networks21 Mar 2025 | 35

Britain dusts off idle spectrum for rail and emergency comms

1900 MHz band dormant since Y2K, but not available until 2029

Networks11 Mar 2025 | 50

Brits must prove their age on adult sites by July, says watchdog

Regulator asks people to link their credit cards, mobile accounts, or face scans for smut use to protect kids

Personal Tech16 Jan 2025 | 264

Brits are scrolling away from X and aren't that interested in AI

Ofcom's Online Nation report drills into the UK's internet habits for 2024

Personal Tech29 Nov 2024 | 180

Brit telcos to clash in high-speed mmWave spectrum showdown next year

Ofcom opens floodgates for turbocharged 5G in cities

Networks13 Nov 2024 | 14

Former Facebook lobbyist joins UK comms regulator as non-exec director

Updated Who better to watch the watchmen?

Networks05 Nov 2024 | 16

Online media outstrips TV as source of news for the first time in the UK

Ofcom research shows TV remains more trusted news source in social media age

Bootnotes11 Sep 2024 | 107

Openreach pitches its tent as Ofcom preps review of broadband market rules

Nation's dominant broadband plumber keen to fend off any efforts to restrict it

Networks09 Sep 2024 | 42

UK comms watchdog banning inflation-linked mid-contract price rises

But only for new mobile and broadband contracts, and only from January 2025

Networks19 Jul 2024 | 33

Nokia demos upper 6 GHz band for mobile, but UK wants it shared with Wi-Fi

Splitting hotly contested spectrum could get messy

Networks05 Jun 2024 | 39

A quarter of 5-7 year olds now use smartphones, says regulator

Social media use and gaming show steep increases within the age group, after UK comms watchdog given new powers

Personal Tech19 Apr 2024 | 57

Virgin Media comes top of the flops for customer complaints

Clean sweep across broadband, landline, and pay TV

Networks26 Jan 2024 | 38

BT to spell out contract price hikes in pounds and pence

Updated None of this inflation-linked percentage nonsense, says Ofcom

Networks17 Jan 2024 | 28

Ofcom proposes ban on UK telcos making 'inflation-linked' price hikes mid-contract

And it's not just inflation... it's inflation plus an additional percentage, it turns out

Networks12 Dec 2023 | 118

How hard is your network really, comms watchdog asks telcos

Ofcom opens consultation on resilience requirements... power backup for mobile networks, anyone?

Networks11 Dec 2023 | 14

It's ba-ack... UK watchdog publishes age verification proposals

Won't somebody think of the children?

Security05 Dec 2023 | 120

Mid-contract telco price hikes must end, Ofcom told

Which? and Uswitch call on UK regulator to tackle specter of bigger bills for Brits come April

Networks03 Nov 2023 | 85

Ofcom attempts to thread the needle in net neutrality update

User freedoms caught between network operators and big tech

Networks30 Oct 2023 | 28

King Charles III signs off on UK Online Safety Act, with unenforceable spying clause

It's now up to Ofcom to sort out this messy legislation

Security27 Oct 2023 | 151

UK Online Safety Bill to become law – and encryption busting clause is still there

Admits it's 'not technically feasible' ... but with no promise not to invoke it

Networks20 Sep 2023 | 91

UK telco watchdog Ofcom, Minnesota Dept of Ed named as latest MOVEit victims

As another CVE is assigned

Cyber-crime13 Jun 2023 | 12

Brits start 'em young with 20% of tots 'owning' a smartphone

And what are they doing with them? YouTube, lots of YouTube

Personal Tech17 Apr 2023 | 41

Ofcom tempted to bring in competition watchdog to sniff the UK cloud market

As much as 80% in the hands of three companies – you can guess which

PaaS + IaaS05 Apr 2023 | 8

UK comms regulator rings death knell for fax machines

Much-loved but outdated hardware could be consigned to tech history

Offbeat02 Nov 2022 | 96

UK launches competition probe into cloud giants in digital services

All right, what's all this, then? Three of you, are there?

PaaS + IaaS22 Sep 2022 | 9

CityFibre loses appeal against Openreach discounts for ISPs

Tribunal says broadband company failed to show it had been treated unfairly by regulator's decision

Legal22 Jul 2022 | 29

UK watchdogs ask how they can better regulate algorithms

We have bad news: you probably can't... but good luck anyway

Software29 Apr 2022 | 63

Brits complained a bit less about connectivity when they were allowed to go outside and see people in the flesh

Top of Ofcom's table for broadband whinges? It rhymes with BorkBork

Networks17 Nov 2021 | 12

Ofcom slams slammers: Telcos fined for switching punters' phone lines without their knowledge or consent

Guaranteed Telecom, Met Technologies nurse £35k penalty, and to them that's meaningful

Legal15 Nov 2021 | 15

Ofcom announces plan to protect endangered species – the Great British phone box

BT is getting axe-happy but regulator's scheme could save 5,000 kiosks

Bootnotes10 Nov 2021 | 32

TskTsk: UK ISP TalkTalk told off by regulator over 'misleading' adverts promising fixed price service

Don't claim 'no mid-contract price rises if that was not the case' says ASA

Networks29 Sep 2021 | 19

Ofcom swears at the general public for five days during obscenity survey

NSFW 'Warning: this report contains highly offensive language and discussion of content which may cause offence'

Bootnotes22 Sep 2021 | 80

UK regulator Ofcom seeks more powers to deal with mega constellations

Operator shall talk unto operator or the big stick will be wielded

Networks27 Jul 2021 | 17

Ofcom gets new CTO as UK regulator welcomes Amazon Alexa Smart Home exec

Let's hope Sachin Jogia sticks around longer than his predecessor

Networks10 Jun 2021 | 7

Ofcom 5G auction ends with UK carriers spending £23m for choice spectrum positionings

What's £23m compared to £1.35bn?

Networks28 Apr 2021 | 6

UK Telecoms Diversification Taskforce says Ofcom should take lead to ensure telcos don't rely on too few suppliers

Finding Huawei out of this mess

Networks21 Apr 2021 | 6

UK carriers open their wallets as regulator Ofcom doles out more slabs of 5G spectrum

Netting £1.35bn for the Treasury

Networks17 Mar 2021 | 6

SpaceX wins UK regulator Ofcom's approval for its Starlink mobile broadband base stations

New, expensive option for nation's notspots

Networks11 Jan 2021 | 43

UK proposes new powers for comms regulator to legally unleash avenging hordes on security-breached telcos

Suffered 'loss or damage' as a customer? Get Ofcom's permission and sue away

Security16 Dec 2020 | 5

UK comms regulator: Could we interest sir in a bespoke broadband speed estimate?

New Ofcom rules require ISPs to give more personalised measures

Networks15 Dec 2020 | 16

Up yours, Europe! Our 100% prime British broadband is cheaper than yours... but also slower and a bit of a rip-off

Stop us if you've heard this one before

Networks15 Dec 2020 | 153

Telcos face £100k-a-day fines unless they obey new UK.gov rules on how to deploy Huawei 5G gear in their networks

2027 ban prelude will be new Ofcom micromanagement powers

Networks24 Nov 2020 | 28

UK Court of Appeal rebukes Home Office for exceeding its powers with bunkum 'national security' GSM gateway ban

Updated Legal saga that began with dodgy prosecution ends in vindication

Networks20 Nov 2020 | 31

UK regulator Ofcom to ban carriers from selling locked handsets to make dumping clingy networks even easier

First you could break up by text – next year you can take the phone with you

Networks27 Oct 2020 | 31

GSM gateways: Parliament obviously cocked up, so let minister issue 'ignore the law' decree, UK.gov barrister urges court

Something something national security, right?

Legal20 Oct 2020 | 37

TalkTalk, Three, and Virgin Media, come on down! You've all won a prize for... not being that great at something!

Brits speak their brains for comms regulator Ofcom's customer audit

Networks21 Aug 2020 | 27

TikTok boom: Brits spent a quarter of their waking hours in lockdown online – Ofcom

A quarter? That's pretty weak

Networks24 Jun 2020 | 11