The Online Safety Act: An overview
The Online Safety Act 2023 aims to protect people from illegal and harmful content.
Proposals to ban social media for children
Supporters say a ban would help protect children online, but others argue it could have unintended consequences
BBC Charter Renewal: A reading list
The BBC's Charter review, launched in December 2025, aims to "futureproof" the BBC.
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Research Briefing
TV licences for the over-75s
People who are over-75 and receiving Pension Credit are eligible for a free TV licence.
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Research Briefing
TV licence fee non-payment: should it be decriminalised?
The government has launched the BBC Charter review. This will examine the BBC's funding model and licence fee collection.
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Research Briefing
The future of the BBC licence fee
Changes in TV viewing habits since the licence fee was established, such as the rise of on-demand streaming, have led some to question the BBC's funding model.
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Research Briefing
Media green paper
The media green paper examines the future of public service media and digital terrestrial television.
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Research Briefing
The Privy Council: history, functions and membership
A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council
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Research Briefing
Working with AI and spotting AI-generated text
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool, but experts recommend "keeping a human in the loop" and carefully checking and verifying AI-generated text.
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Debate Pack
Censorship of women’s health and wellbeing content online
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 1.30pm on 21 May on Censorship of women’s health and wellbeing content online. The debate is sponsored by Emily Darlington MP.
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Research Briefing
TV licence fee statistics
This briefing provides statistics on the TV licence fee and general television viewing trends.
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Research Briefing
How to evaluate sources
Methods for evaluating whether a source is likely to be reliable usually look at authority, motivation, accuracy and relevance.
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Research Briefing
How to check facts
Fact-checking usually involves following a claim back to its original source to verify it, or comparing it with other sources.
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Research Briefing
How to verify images and videos
Stopping and asking a few questions about images and videos shared online can help assess whether they are likely to be real, fake, or misleading.
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Research Briefing
What is misinformation?
There is widespread concern that misinformation is spreading rapidly online and offline and that this might have a damaging effect on democracy and social wellbeing.
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