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Ofcom’s Plan of Work and Three-Year Plan: Key Updates (techUK Ltd)

Public Technologies 01 Apr 2025
) techUK news and views 01 Apr 2025 Ofcom's Plan of Work and Three-Year Plan. Key Updates Ofcom has published both its Plan of Work for 2025-26 and its ...
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OnlyFans fined £1.05m over inaccurate information on age checks

The Guardian 27 Mar 2025
Ofcom acts after finding flaws in how subscription platform responded to request for ...
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Comic Relief’s biggest controversies from Stacey Dooley row to Ofcom complaints

The Mirror 21 Mar 2025
Comic Relief is back again for another Red Nose Day this Friday. The charity has been in action since 1985 and has been part of a number of controversies over the years ... .
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Calls for Ofcom to investigate hacked nude photos posted online

BBC News 20 Mar 2025
One woman wants action taken against the sites hosting her stolen photos. .
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Ofcom: UK is on track for full-fibre broadband by 2027

The Times/The Sunday Times 20 Mar 2025
Ofcom said that 96 per cent of premises could be connected to the higher-speed network within the next two years, based upon data from the telecommunications industry, up from 69 per cent at present.
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Ofcom outlines plans to take UK full-fibre roll-out into ‘final phase’

Computer Weekly 20 Mar 2025
As a result, Ofcom claims, the UK has seen one of the fastest rates of roll-out of full-fibre broadband in Europe, with industry investment ranging between £3bn and £6bn each year ... Ofcom believes its ...
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Ofcom cracks down on UK tech firms, will issue sanctions for illegal content

TechRadar 18 Mar 2025
An upgraded code of practice is coming for UK tech sites ... .
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Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers

Saudi Gazette 17 Mar 2025
LONDON — Bereaved families are calling on the United Kingdom's online regulator Ofcom to shut down a "vile" website that promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones.The website, which ....
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Six more investigations discontinued by Ofcom after GB News rulings quashed

AOL 17 Mar 2025
Ofcom said last week that it “withdrew the three ... But Ofcom launched an investigation on Monday into GB News programme Headliners, which featured comments about the LGBT+ community.
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Ofcom drops investigations after GB News ruling

BBC News 17 Mar 2025
Investigations into shows hosted by Nigel Farage and David Lammy are among six dropped by the watchdog. .
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Ofcom rushes to close loophole that let politicians act as newsreaders

The Guardian 17 Mar 2025
Ofcom has now dropped 11 investigations or rulings relating to incidents in which politicians read out ...
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Far-Left Campaigners Are Targeting GB News and Have Enlisted Ofcom as their Attack Dog

The Daily Sceptic 17 Mar 2025
The boss of GB News has said the channel is the victim of a “coordinated” attack by the far Left after Ofcom launched yet another investigation into one of its programmes ... It came after Ofcom, the ...
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Musk’s X among firms probed by Ofcom over child sex abuse online

The Daily Telegraph 17 Mar 2025
Social media firms, including Elon Musk’s X, are to face an investigation by Ofcom over their failure to stop the spread of child sexual abuse online ... “This decision from Ofcom shows how widespread appalling and violent child sexual abuse is online.
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