Madonna banned her youngest son from having a phone after what happened with her older children: ‘It ended my relationship with them’Madonna revealed why she refused to give her youngest son David a mobile phone at 13 after regretting the decision with her older children,...
04 Nov, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
UK media regulator says concerns persist over X's handling of illegal contentX's first quarterly report to Ofcom showed it had met commitments to review suspected illegal hate and terror content within agreed timefra...
14 Oct, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants featureInstants is a feature on Instagram that lets users share content that vanishes after everyone has seen it. This means you can post photos o...
06 Oct, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
Meta, TikTok, X challenge UK watchdog over online safety data demandsThe challenge is one of the first in relation to the 2023 Online Safety Act, which sets tougher standards for platforms such as TikTok, X a...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
UK regulator to probe TikTok on child safety measuresBritain's media regulator has launched an investigation into TikTok. Ofcom will assess TikTok's child protection measures and content filte...
16 Jul, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Meta challenges UK media regulator over online safety feesMeta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is taking legal action against Britain's media regulator, Ofcom. The challenge concerns how fees...
07 May, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
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
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
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
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