We've been ranked a top 10 hirer for the 10,000 Black Interns programme. 🎉 Over the past two years, we’ve welcomed 37 talented interns through this programme, and we’re eagerly anticipating 24 more joining us later this summer. 🌞 This year, we’re especially proud to host 9 interns from the Able Interns programme for the very first time. 🙌 Previous intern cohorts have achieved great success, with many transitioning to roles on our Graduate Programme or becoming permanent Associates like Jordan. Watch as he talks about his experience as an intern here at Ofcom. 🚀 #InternshipProgram #DiversityAndInclusion #EarlyCareers
Ofcom
Telecommunications
London, London 50,468 followers
Making communications work for everyone
About us
Ofcom is the UK's communications regulator. We make sure people get the best from their home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV, radio and on-demand content. We also ensure people don’t get scammed and are protected from bad practice. We also oversee the universal postal service, and the airwaves used by wireless devices. Right now, technology is changing how people work, interact and enjoy themselves. Much of our work is focused on making sure everybody has access to the communications technology they need and that competition can thrive.
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http://www.ofcom.org.uk
External link for Ofcom
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- London, London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2003
- Specialties
- Communications regulator, Regulation, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Spectrum, Radio, Post, Mobile, Communications Market, Media Literacy, Public Policy, Competition, Television, and Video-on-demand
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Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road
London, London SE1 9HA, GB
Employees at Ofcom
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❓What do people think about politicians presenting programmes ❓ Viewers and listeners are at the heart of everything we do, which is why it was so important to give audiences up and down the country their say on this hotly-debated issue. Cristina Nicolotti Squires, our Group Director for Broadcasting & Media, explains some of our key findings. Read more from our research here: https://lnkd.in/dqbm_C_E #Broadcasting #Politics #TV
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📊 Here's our latest UK connectivity update: - Gigabit broadband now reaches 80% of UK homes. - Full fibre available to 62% of households. - Premises without decent broadband dropped to 57,000 from 61,000🌐📶 Find out more 🔗https://lnkd.in/e33uRgtH
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🚨 Ahead of the next General Election, we're sending a clear warning to broadcasters to maintain the highest standards of impartiality - particularly those who use politicians as presenters. Today we've published qualitative research to explore audiences’ expectations of due impartiality. We found that: 📰 Audiences welcome existing restrictions preventing politicians from presenting news content. 🎙️ Views on politicians presenting current affairs programmes are mixed, but while there are concerns, there's no clear consensus for an outright ban. ⚖️ Due impartiality is strongly valued by audiences in news programming. 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dqbm_C_E #Broadcast #Politics #TV
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These findings are extremely concerning. Under the Online Safety Act, tech firms will have to assess the risk of illegal content circulating on their services, take steps to stop it appearing and act quickly to remove it when they become aware. Once the new rules are in force, we’ll have strong enforcement powers to ensure they’re held accountable for the safety of their users.
🚀 Our awaited #BehindTheScreens Annual Report launches today with the latest figures on the global trends in combatting the distribution of child sexual abuse imagery online. ⚠️ The 'most extreme year on record’ sees three to six year olds being targeted and groomed or coerced into sexual activities via webcams by ‘opportunistic’ predators. This is the first time the IWF has recorded and published an entire year’s data on self-generated imagery featuring children this young. # Every instance found was #hashed – a process where the image is assigned a digital fingerprint – and added to the IWF’s Hash List which is distributed to technology companies to prevent the upload, sharing and storage of this imagery on their services. More than 200 companies globally partner with IWF to disrupt and stop child sexual abuse imagery online. Find out more at https://bit.ly/3QCKQRF and share with your networks.
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🔎 As we prepare to consult on the new draft regulation for the protection of children next month, we spoke to Almudena Lara, our online safety policy development director, about why this work matters. She spoke about why it's important to build safe systems from the ground up that protect people from harm. Read more here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eNFT-Tn2 #OnlineSafety #Regulation #Tech
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📢 Stay up to date with our broadcast standards news. Our fortnightly broadcast bulletin is out today, where we publish the latest updates on cases - including our decisions and any investigations. Find out more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eCny7UYe #Broadcast #News
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Just launched – the NEW DRCF AI and Digital Hub will support innovation and enable economic growth The DRCF has today launched an ambitious multi-agency informal advice service, which will offer access to four regulators – the Competition and Markets Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, Information Commissioner's Office and Ofcom. The DRCF AI and Digital Hub pilot will offer innovators free, informal advice on queries that cross more than one DRCF regulator’s remit. The Hub will give you a joint response rather than having to approach each one separately. Go to our website at https://www.drcf.org.uk/ for full details and to submit a query. #AIandDigHub #DRCF #AI #innovation
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Millions of people are eligible for a broadband social tariff, yet haven't taken up these cheaper deals. Experts from our Behavioural Insights team carried out research to help us understand why. They found that catching the attention of consumers has more impact than simply promoting benefits such as savings or quality. Find out more about our project to increase awareness and take up of tariffs that could help save people money on their broadband bills ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eEcixzVG #BehaviouralInsights #Telecoms #Broadband