Topic: #Ofcom

What teachers think of children and young people’s technology use

Mobile phones, computers, social media and the internet are part of the daily lives of children and young people, including at school. Concerns over the risks of too much screen time or online activity for...Read more

23-09-2022|Comment|author: Guest author

Video-sharing apps face heavy fines if they fail to protect children

Video-sharing apps like Snapchat and TikTok which are hugely popular with young people could be fined millions of pounds if they fail to tackle inappropriate content, under new rules from Ofcom, the UK’s broadcasting regulator.Read more

07-10-2021|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Broadcast watchdog gets more power over social media firms

Ofcom, the UK’s broadcast watchdog, will be given new powers to force social media firms to take action over content harmful to children. Firms like Facebook, Tiktok, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter have, until now, only been...Read more

12-02-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy