Revealed: Ofcom's plan to improve media literacy

The regulator's three-year plan to improve media literacy has been revealed.

Announced on 29 April, the UK's communications regulator for TV, radio and video set out its plan to improve media literacy over the next three years.

The online regulator set out its plan to step up its media literacy work in the coming years, as part of new duties to protect and empower internet users under the Online Safety Act.

Ofcom wrote on its website: "Improving media literacy is everyone’s business.

"Online platforms have a particularly important role to play, but it also involves broadcasters, service providers, parents, educators, third-sector organisations, health and social care providers, and those working with children.

Ofcom, as broadcast media and online safety regulator, will be playing our part by acting as convener and catalyst - bringing together expert organisations and setting the agenda for change.

"Specifically, we will be: developing a deeper understanding of what media literacy measures and initiatives work; stepping up our work with organisations that deliver media literacy programmes; expanding our research evidence base; and encouraging platforms to go further into helping people build their skills."

"We are constantly surrounded by media, news and entertainment, so the ability to navigate and evaluate content critically is becoming increasingly essential to our daily lives. We all have a role to play in making sure that adults and children across the UK can navigate content safely and flourish online."