Online safety

Ofcom is the regulator for online safety in the UK. Our job is to make sure that online services protect their users.

If you, or someone you know, have been affected by illegal, harmful or upsetting content online, please contact a support service to find information and get help.

This guide will show you how to find information to help keep children safe online, including on games consoles, tablets and other smart devices.

How Ofcom plans to issue information notices to relevant providers for the purpose of categorisation.

The Online Safety Act (OSA) makes businesses, and anyone else who operates a wide range of online services, legally responsible for keeping people (especially children) in the UK safe online.

The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force. This page explains the important milestones.