I would agree with the findings of #Ofcom (UK Communications Ministry) - my work colleagues, particularly young women *are* using public social media less, although they make extensive use of (semi)*private* messengers such as WhatsApp to keep in touch with friends/family (and for those who are parents, communications with schools)

They might passively consume content from TikTok but are wary of contributing to it for fear of embarrasment / cyberbullying or even personal safety risks.

I don't think they are going to flock to Fediverse or anything else like Bluesky either - many have had too many bad experiences and the damage is already done.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/05/uk-social-media-apps-share

As Ian Cheshire takes over from Michael Grade as OFCOM chair, now might be the time to wonder if a single agency dealing with both broadcast media & online content is still sensible?

We might argue that given both (broadly defined) channels deploy content which needs regulatory oversight, it should remain consolidated in a single regulator...

But, have the regulatory needs of these two channels have diverged somewhat... requiring a new Online Regulator (with real powers)?

#Ofcom #SocialMedia

While British Adults Are Less Active on Social Media, More Than Half Now Rely on AI Tools
#GeneralNews #News #Artificialintelligence #International #Ofcom #Unitedkingdom

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ofcom-survey-annual-report-social-media-uk-ai-tools-1236553500/

'Ofcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017'

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/24/ofcom-complaints-climate-change-denial-talktv-talk-radio

'Complaints about programmes on TalkTV and TalkRadio were assessed by Ofcom, which then decided not to investigate, the same result as more than 1,000 other climate complaints since 2020.'

#Ofcom #UK #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #environment