By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 22, 2026, 16:15 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp, X and YouTube have provided data on their handling of content harmful to children, for a report published on Thursday by UK online safety regulator Ofcom. Pornography attracted the most action on five of seven services during at least part of the reporting period, with Facebook and Messenger assessed together. The anonymized findings also highlighted differences between platforms’ moderation policies and the Online Safety Act’s definitions of harmful content.Social media platforms in the UK have taken more action on pornography than on other kinds of content harmful to children, on five of seven services examined by online safety regulator Ofcom. Pornography was also among the most reported kinds of harmful content on four of the five services with available data....
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