Ofcom chief exec: 鈥業 want to drive responsibility through tech firms鈥�
The chief executive of OFCOM has admitted some big tech companies won't sign up to an alert system to prevent intimate image abuse, but the regulator is looking into making it one of its formal codes.
Speaking to 5 Live鈥檚 Rick Edwards, Dame Melanie Dawes explained some of the voluntary measures social media platforms could adopt to tackle misogyny, pile-ons, online domestic abuse and intimate image abuse.
Dame Melanie hopes the new draft guidance will be a 鈥減roper blueprint鈥� for tech firms looking to protect women and girls online.
Social media companies say they are committed to preventing and removing harmful content and are working with law enforcement and women鈥檚 safety groups.
This clip is originally from 5 Live Breakfast on Tuesday 25 February 2025.
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