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.

On the 18th December, the Government announced its long-awaited Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy (“the strategy”). In the below, we assess the VAWG Strategy against our organisational focus area, the intersection of technology and VAWG and the impacts on Black women and gender-expansive people specifically. 

Today Ofcom have released their finalised guidance, as per the Online Safety Act, towards keeping women and girls’ safe online. The guidance is the conclusion of the years-long campaign Glitch and others undertook to ensure women and girls were considered in legislation for the online environment. 

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. 

The SSP outlines expectations for Ofcom – and suggestions they need to be bold and ambitious in regulating platforms. 

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

Glitch was instrumental in having women and girls named in the Online Safety Act. We welcome the opportunity to give feedback on Ofcom’s transparency consultation.

The most Black women in UK history were voted in the General Election, but we remain concerned at the lack of support to stop abuse Black women candidates faced during their campaigns.