tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-02-27T11:37:54+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/response-to-the-independent-review-of-pornography-letter-to-baroness-bertin 2025-02-27T11:37:54+00:00

Letter to Baroness Bertin in response to the Bertin report on the Independent Pornography Review.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/britains-leading-the-way-protecting-children-from-online-predators 2025-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

UK becomes the first country in the world to create new AI sexual abuse offences to protect children from predators generating AI images.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-online-safety-priorities-for-ofcom-and-launch-of-study-into-effects-of-social-media-on-children 2024-11-20T00:00:00+00:00

Technology Secretary outlines priorities for Ofcom as government prepares to enforce the Online Safety Act next year.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/tackling-illegal-content-online-and-implementation-of-the-online-safety-act 2024-10-16T10:06:24+01:00

Letter from the Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to Ofcom.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-uk-us-online-safety-agreement-pledges-closer-co-operation-to-keep-children-safe-online 2024-10-10T00:00:00+01:00

Statement between the UK and US will bring countries closer on joint priority of creating a safer online world.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dvsa-issues-warning-about-parking-fine-scam-text-messages 2024-09-27T11:56:34+01:00

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is warning that scammers are sending text messages about fake DVSA parking penalty charges.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crackdown-on-intimate-image-abuse-as-government-strengthens-online-safety-laws 2024-09-13T00:00:00+01:00

Sharing intimate images without consent will be made a ‘priority offence� under the Online Safety Act and social media firms will have to proactively remove and stop this material appearing on their platforms.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/small-but-risky-online-services-under-the-online-safety-act-letter-from-dsit-secretary-of-state 2024-09-10T11:40:31+01:00

Letter from the Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to Ofcom.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/categorisation-of-services-under-the-online-safety-act-dsit-secretary-of-state-letter-to-ofcom 2024-03-25T11:21:23+00:00

Letter from DSIT Secretary of State Michelle Donelan to Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes regarding the categorisation of services under the Online Safety Act.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/un-human-rights-council-55-uk-statement-on-the-sale-of-children 2024-03-05T11:46:18+00:00

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and any other child sexual abuse material.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/australia-and-the-united-kingdom-join-forces-to-advance-online-safety-and-security 2024-02-21T11:18:58+00:00

Memorandum of Understanding to help amplify the world class online safety regimes of both countries.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/online-safety-act-new-criminal-offences-circular 2024-01-31T10:35:16+00:00

This circular sets out detail of the new criminal offences in the Online Safety Act 2023.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cyberflashing-epilepsy-trolling-and-fake-news-to-put-online-abusers-behind-bars-from-today 2024-01-31T00:15:03+00:00

New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pornography-review-asks-for-views-to-shape-industry-rules 2024-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

The Call for Evidence for the independent Pornography Review launches today.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/childrens-charities-and-free-speech-groups-could-be-allowed-to-submit-super-complaints-to-ofcom-to-keep-internet-safe 2023-11-16T11:51:40+00:00

Suyer-complaints process is designed to help Ofcom stay on top of systemic harmful trends and emerging threats.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/secretary-of-state-speech-to-fosi-annual-conference 2023-11-14T07:22:24+00:00

A speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, at the Family Online Safety Institute's annual conference.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/overwhelming-support-for-online-safety-act-as-rules-making-uk-the-safest-place-in-the-world-to-be-online-become-law 2023-10-27T15:15:43+01:00

Raft of voices below have thrown their support behind Act protecting children from online harm, while empowering adults with more choices over what they see online.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-children-and-adults-to-be-safer-online-as-world-leading-bill-becomes-law 2023-10-26T13:35:42+01:00

Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent putting rules to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online into law.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/readout-of-technology-secretarys-meeting-with-social-media-companies-on-antisemitism-and-violence-online 2023-10-11T15:50:20+01:00

Readout from the Technology Secretary's roundtable with social media companies on 11 October 2023.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/un-hrc54-working-group-on-rights-of-people-of-african-descent 2023-10-06T12:10:54+01:00

Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Rights of People of African Descent. Delivered by UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.