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Online platforms must improve CSAM protections, UK online safety regulator says

By Patricia Figueiredo ( March 18, 2026, 17:16 GMT | Insight) -- Mainstream social media, search engine and pornography platforms must strengthen protections against child sexual abuse material or face enforcement action, a senior Ofcom official warned, as new regulator-commissioned research found their use is widespread amongst CSAM perpetrators. The findings show exposure often begins at a young age and can occur without active searching. The report also found emerging risks from AI-generated content.Mainstream social media services, search engines and pornography platforms are widely used by perpetrators to access child sexual abuse material, and they must strengthen their measures against this kind of illegal content or face regulatory action, a senior official at the UK online safety watchdog said Wednesday....

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