Ofcom

British

/ ˈɒfkɒm /

acronym

Office of Communications: a government body regulating the telecommunications industries; a super-regulator merging the Radio Authority, Independent Television Commission, and Oftel

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In Wales, 52% of adults use social media as a source of news, according to Ofcom's 2025 News Consumption Survey.

From BBC

UK media regulator Ofcom welcomed the move as a "real win for children and families", adding it would make the UK one of the first countries in the world to receive such restrictions on their devices.

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Ofcom added new rules to the Online Safety Act in 2025 which forced tech firms to strengthen child safety protections, however that does not currently cover bringing in age checks at a device level.

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But an Ofcom spokesperson added it had worked closely with Apple and other services to ensure the rules "can be applied in a variety of contexts in order to ensure users are protected".

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Ofcom, the communications regulator, has fined Royal Mail £37m in recent years for poor performance delivering letters, and warned that fines were "likely to continue" if there is no improvement.

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