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Ofcom has made "urgent contact" with Elon Musk's company xAI following reports its AI tool Grok can be used to make "sexualised images of children" and undress women.A spokesperson ...

Laura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesUK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet ...

Ofcom has told the BBC it has never heard from a porn company it has fined £1m for failing to comply with the UK Online Safety Act.It said it ...

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorBBCDemi Brown, women's sport advocate and former Love is Blind UK contestant, says she has muted certain upsetting words on her social media accounts after experiencing trolling.The ...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOfcom is investigating four companies, operating a total of 34 porn sites, over whether they are complying with its new age check requirements.The regulator said on ...

Liv McMahon & Andrew RogersBBC NewsGetty ImagesAround 6,000 sites allowing porn in the UK will start checking if users are over 18 on Friday, according to the media regulator ...

Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsBBCOfcom chief executive Melanie Dawes said on Sunday there could be a risk that the public will lose confidence in the BBCThe BBC needs to "get a ...

Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe online message board 4chan is being investigated by the UK communications regulator over failure to comply with recently introduced online safety rules.Ofcom says it has ...

Websites will have to change the algorithms that recommend content to young people and introduce beefed-up age checks or face big fines, the UK media regulator has confirmed.Ofcom says ...

Tony Smith and Angus CrawfordBBC News InvestigationsBBCJoe Nihill took his own life after learning on the forum how to buy and use a toxic chemicalA pro-suicide forum is under ...

Angus Crawford and Tony SmithBBC News investigationsGetty ImagesBereaved families are calling on the online regulator Ofcom to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of ...