Overview

• Ofcom’s online safety director Jessica Zucker said tech firms must now act on illegal racist and sexist posts and that the regulator will hold platforms to account for targeted pile-ons.
• Lisa Nandy told Sky News that platforms are legally required to take down hateful content immediately or face fines under the new legislation.
• Sport England chair Chris Boardman formally wrote to Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes urging full deployment of regulatory powers to curb the recent surge in abuse of England’s women footballers.
• England defender Jess Carter stepped back from social media after receiving a flood of racial abuse during Euro 2025, prompting the Football Association to refer the messages to police.
• The Lionesses have suspended their pre-match knee-taking gesture as they explore alternative measures to counter racism.