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

This month Clean Up the Internet has made submissions to two consultations - the European Commission’s “Democracy Shield” consultation and Ofcom’s consultation on its draft Online Safety Act Guidance on violence against women and girls. Both submissions can be viewed here.

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

Clean Up The Internet submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, which is conducting an...

Ofcom’s failure to include a measure on user identity verification is a significant example of a flawed, overly timid approach.

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