Ofcom is ramping up hiring for its online safety workforce as concerns rise that the regulator lacks sufficient powers to curb the kinds of misinformation that sparked recent violent unrest in the UK.
The media regulator told the Financial Times it has more than 460 people working on the Online Safety Act, with plans to expand by 20 per cent to more than 550 by next March. This would equate to a third of Ofcom’s 1,500 total staff.
The hiring spree comes amid a wider debate in the wake of violent unrest across the country this month over whether the government can effectively tackle the rise of false information online.
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