This is an annual report.
Ofcom has had duties to promote and research media literacy since 2003. Ofcom defines media literacy as being the ability to use, understand and create media and communications across multiple formats and services.
You may have recently heard of Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion (FMSE), sometimes referred to as ‘sextortion’. This is when an offender threatens to release nude or semi-nude images and/or videos of a victim, unless they pay
money or meet another financial demand, such as buying a pre-paid gift card.
Victims of any age and gender can be targets. However a large proportion of cases involve male victims aged 14-17.
Effective filtering is not a one-size-fits-all solution that can be implemented and forgotten. Instead, it requires ongoing vigilance, collaboration, and education to tailor practices to specific community needs.
Stark differences in the online lives of men and women in the UK are today revealed in Ofcom’s annual report into the nation’s digital habits.
Across all adult age groups, women are spending more time online – on smartphones, tablets and computers – than men - clocking up an extra 33 minutes more each day in May 2024 on average at 4 hours 36 minutes, compared to 4 hours 3 minutes.
This research has been conducted to help inform Ofcom’s media literacy duty to heighten public awareness and understanding of the nature and impact of misinformation and disinformation online, as well as ways to mitigate exposure to such information.
The checklist below covers actions you can take to help protect children of all ages from online harms.
Once you’ve tackled this, use the tabs above to see extra steps you can take based on your child’s age.
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