In November 2025, Ofcom published the long-awaited violence against women and girls Guidance. In this analysis we aim to highlight where the guidance falls short, and what we consider necessary to develop a solid baseline of support and mitigation of tech-facilitated gender-based violence on and by social media platforms.

Glitch welcomes the opportunity to respond to Ofcom’s consultation on additional safety measures under the Online Safety Act (OSA), with a particular interest in Sections 8 and 9 regarding proactive technologies (PTs) and 14 on recommender systems.

Here are some practical ways Ofcom can incorporate detecting the nuances of misogynoir online its approach to making recommendations to companies so they can reduce harmful content towards Black women and girls.

Ofcom’s long-awaited consultation for their guidance to help tech companies create a safer online environment for women and girls has been published. Here’s our assessment on how the Government can meet their commitment of halving VAWG in the next decade.

We’re identifying how Meta’s new hateful conduct policy is creating loopholes for legal, but harmful content to harm social media users. 

We use a design justice framework to assess if Ofcom’s guidance considers how racism and sexism shapes harm online.

Glitch responded to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s inquiry on how social media algorithms and generative AI spreads harmful content. 

Deepfake apps are getting more popular. Safety for women and girls will not come from another law.

The Online Safety Act, like any other, is only as strong as its enforcement. We are sharing the recommendations we made to Ofcom to advance more effective collaboration with civil society and people who are vulnerable to online abuse.

We will explore Glitch’s views on the Online Safety Act, firstly examining what else the law covers and exploring what it means for the experiences of Black women online.