Oliver Griffiths

Oliver Griffiths

regulator United Kingdom

Oliver Griffiths is the group director of online safety at Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator. In his role, he focuses on implementing regulations that protect children from harmful online content. Recently, he has been vocal about the need for robust age verification measures for adult websites, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding young users from easily accessible pornography. Griffiths has highlighted that the existing measures, such as merely clicking a button to confirm age, are inadequate, and he supports the introduction of more stringent checks to ensure a safer online environment for children.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
32,875
Power
1,308$
Sentiment
7.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
United Kingdom 1 7.00 0.05% +0% 67,886,011 32,875 $2,700,000 1,308$
Totals 1 67,886,011 32,875 $2,700,000 1,308$
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Recent Mentions

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom's online safety group director, emphasized the need for tech companies to improve their safety measures for children. 7

BBC: Porn site fined £1m has never responded to Ofcom

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Oliver Griffiths, online safety group director at Ofcom, said its proposed measures seek to build on existing UK online safety rules. 6

BBC: Tech firms face demands to stop illegal content going viral

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom's group director of online safety, stated that children have been only a click away from harmful pornography online. 7

BBC: Pornhub to introduce 'government approved' UK age checks