Social media platforms are being urged to limit internet “pile-ons” under new guidelines to protect women and girls online.

The guidance from Ofcom , the UK communications regulator, to combat misogynist abuse, coercive control and the sharing of intimate images without consent comes into force on Tuesday and includes recommendations to prevent women being harried online.

The measures suggest tech companies enforce limits on the number of responses to posts on platforms such as X , in a move that Ofcom hopes will reduce pile-ons, where individual users are deluged with abusive replies to their posts. Ofcom at risk of losing public trust over online harms, says Liz Kendall Read more

Other measures raised by Ofcom include platforms using a database of images to protect women and

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