UK watchdogs press Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube to block childrenBritain's regulators are pushing social media giants for tougher age verification. Ofcom and ICO are concerned about children's exposure to...
12 Mar, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
Britain fines porn website $1.3 million over age checks failureBritain has fined AVS Group £1 million for failing to implement effective age checks on its 18 adult websites, the largest penalty under th...
04 Dec, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
Britain issues first online safety fine to US website 4chanBritain has fined internet forum site 4chan twenty thousand pounds. This is the first penalty under the new online safety law. Regulator Of...
13 Oct, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Wikipedia will not appeal dismissal of its UK Online Safety Act challengeThe US government has criticised Britain's new online law, along with a similar policy in the European Union, and President Donald Trump co...
12 Sep, 2025, 11.11 PM IST
Britain sets first codes of practice for tech firms in online safety regimeMedia regulator Ofcom said that according to the new code, reporting and complaint functions must be more accessible and user-friendly. Hig...
16 Dec, 2024, 03.14 PM IST
UK fines TikTok over child safety data reportingBritish telecommunications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday it had handed video sharing platform TikTok a 1.9 million pound ($2.4 million) fi...
24 Jul, 2024, 08.54 PM IST
Ofcom’s most complained about TV show in 2023 revealedLaurence Fox's misogynistic outburst on Dan Wootton Tonight led to his dismissal from GB News, making it the most complained-about TV show ...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.52 PM IST
UK regulator asks for antitrust probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominanceUK media regulator Ofcom has requested the country's antitrust regulator, the CMA, to investigate the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in ...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
UK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominanceBetween them, Amazon and Microsoft enjoy a combined market share of 60-70%. Meanwhile, their closest competitor, Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O...
03 Oct, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
Amazon, Microsoft cloud services face UK antitrust probeOfcom, which started looking into cloud services last year, said it was particularly worried about the practices of Amazon Web Services (AW...
05 Apr, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
Britain's cloud market needs competition probe, regulator saysThe communications regulator said on Wednesday it had uncovered practices and features that made it more difficult for customers to switch ...
05 Apr, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
Khalsa TV surrenders UK broadcast licence over Khalistani propagandaThe Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced on Tuesday that having received Ofcom's draft revocation notice on May 26, Khalsa Television...
22 Jun, 2022, 12.05 PM IST
UK media watchdog suspends Khalsa TV licence over Khalistani propagandaThe communications regulator said the 95-minute live discussion programme included material likely to "incite violence".
02 Apr, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Britain revokes UK licence of Russian TV channelThe move follows a similar ban issued by the European Union earlier this month as Western nations seek to punish Russia for its war in Ukra...
18 Mar, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
UK's media regulator clears Piers Morgan of any voilations for making comments on Meghan MarkleMorgan's comments drew more than 50,000 viewer complaints.
03 Sep, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
Fox-Sky deal faces further delay as UK seeks more clarityThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has asked communications regulator Ofcom to clarify some points in its original review...
10 Aug, 2017, 12.28 AM IST
NIIT Tech bags Rs 226 crore contract from UK regulatorShares of NIIT Technologies were trading 4.86 per cent higher at Rs 562.80 apiece on the BSE in the afternoon trade.
11 Jan, 2016, 01.03 PM IST