Facebook Verified shows platforms recognise user appetite for verification and can offer it free of charge, but that it falls short of what users should be offered - underlining the need for Ofcom to ...

The media regulator have watered down crucial provisions on illegal content and kept meetings with tech giants in the dark – we’re fighting back

Mr Burnham arrives in office promising to govern differently. Every incoming Prime Minister says something similar. Online safety is one of the clearest early tests of whether the difference is real, ...

This note examines LinkedIn’s approach to identity verification. It considers its strengths and areas for improvement – and what lessons regulators could draw from this example when designing effectiv...

Ofcom's refusal to disclose dealings with Big Tech companies subject to legal action

New research commissioned by Clean Up The Internet and conducted by Opinium provides up to date insights into public attitudes towards the OSA. It suggests that calls to repeal the OSA are significant...

Whilst Clean Up The Internet remains agnostic on the need for mandatory Government ID, there are clear potential synergies between the BritCard and social media identity verification. But for them to ...

Action on fake and anonymous accounts should be seen as an acid-test as to whether Ofcom is going to doing its bit to deliver the government’s crime reduction ambitions.

Action on fake and anonymous accounts should be seen as an acid-test as to whether Ofcom is going to doing its bit to deliver the government’s crime reduction ambitions.

Any watering down the UK’s recently enacted online safety laws has the potential to be very expensive indeed.

Claims that vice-president JD Vance is still pushing for online safety and hate speech laws to be repealed have alarmed campaigners

Ofcom has today fined the provider of OnlyFans, Fenix International Limited, £1.05 million for failing to accurately respond to formal requests for information about its age assurance measures on the ...

Clean Up The Internet submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into social media, misinformation, and harmful algorithms, ...

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And they are growing fast

And they are growing fast

In an era of misinformation and damaging content, urgent action is needed to make the internet a safer place, writes Chris Blackhurst. So why is the regulator dragging its feet?

Ofcom’s Illegal Content Codes are disappointing. A failure to include a measure on user identity verification is just one example of a flawed, overly timid approach.

Ofcom’s Illegal Content Codes are disappointing. A failure to include a measure on user identity verification is just one example of a flawed, overly timid approach.

The Changemakers driving change in 2025 - whether by taking big business and institutions to task or giving young people a say in politics.

Statement from the Online Safety Act Network in response to Ofcom's final Illegal Harms Codes of Practice

Overview of Ofcom's publications of materials to bring the illegal harms codes into force

It could be another 3 years before UK social media users get new verification options. That would be a huge setback for online safety.

It could be another 3 years before UK social media users get new verification options. That would be a huge setback for online safety.

Research suggests that Meta’s artificial intelligence tool to remove harmful content is not working

Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms

Don't get fooled or scammed.

Clean up the Internet works to tackle online harms. We want stop the harm to democracy caused by abuse, trolling and disinformation. We campaign to stop online anonymity being abused. We want to stre...