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@ofcom.bsky.social@ofcom.bsky.social📢 New proposals to extend audience protections to the largest streaming services used by UK viewers.
Plans adapt familiar TV standards for streaming, covering under‑18s, harm and offence, due accuracy and impartiality, and fairness and privacy.🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...
@ofcom.bsky.socialWe are preparing to apply for a court order to block the forum in the UK, if our concerns are not addressed.
Given the risk of serious harm, we're using the full extent of our powers to protect people in the UK.
Read our full statement: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
ofcom.org.ukOfcom fines online suicide forum £950,000Ofcom has today fined the provider of an online suicide forum £950,000 for not complying with duties under the Online Safety Act to protect people in the UK from illegal content.
@ofcom.bsky.socialThe forum failed to comply with its duties to tackle content that intentionally encourages or assists suicide - which is a criminal offence. It has been cited in multiple coroners’ reports regarding the deaths of UK citizens. It now has two weeks to come into compliance.
@ofcom.bsky.socialWe've launched an investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery.
We've opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in the UK.
