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A transparency notice alerting to cross-functional research being carried out by Ofcom's Making Sense of Media Team, and Behavioural Insights Hub, involving behavioural audits of five major online platforms. The work is focused on digital media literacy functions.

This is a research report written by Protect Children and commissioned by Ofcom which presents the results of findings from a dark web survey of perpetrators who are actively searching for child sexual abuse material.

We have been compiling the 4G- and 5G-specific signal strength measurement data that our spectrum assurance vehicles capture along roads in England, Scotland and Wales.

Ofcom regulates prices, or imposes charge controls, across a number of different segments covering the telecoms, broadcasting and postal services markets. A high-level summary of a selection of these regulated prices and charge controls can be found here.

How Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intend to collaborate in regulating online services.

As we move into 2026, we continue to see action taken in response to the Online Safety Act, including more services introducing age checks across social media, dating, gaming and messaging, alongside ongoing enforcement activity where services fall short.

Our illegal harms policy statement includes our full guidance, Codes of Practice and other documents relating to online services' duties under the Online Safety Act.

Find out about the new fees-related duties imposed on certain providers of regulated services under the Online Safety Act and how to comply with them.

This is our review of the regulations that will apply to the UK fixed telecoms markets from April 2026 until March 2031.