Ofcom has apologised for what it admits was an "ill-judged" employee post about a job which involves monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content and stopping children accessing them.

Regulator faces criticism for ‘deeply concerning’ advert that makes light of job involving holding pornography services to account

Campaigners say the post, by a senior manager at the regulator, "trivialises" violence against women and girls.

Ofcom has apologised after an employee posted an “ill-judged” job advert about monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content online. The post, which was uploaded five days ago to LinkedIn by Joe W.