Ofcom fines porn company £630,000 for age check failings
UK — Ofcom · 2026-07-09 · UK · verified record
Themes: Child safety & minors
Ecosystems: UK Online Safety Act
Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £600,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request on time. The UK’s independent online safety watchdog has also today opened a new investigation into another porn provider. Porn site fined blocks UK Robust age checks are a cornerstone of the UK’s Online Safety Act. Sites that host pornographic material must use ‘highly effective’ age assurance to determine whether a particular user is over 18, in order to prevent children from readily accessing that content. The provid
Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £600,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request on time. The UK’s independent online safety watchdog has also today opened a new investigation into another porn provider. Porn site fined blocks UK Robust age checks are a cornerstone of the UK’s Online Safety Act. Sites that host pornographic material must use ‘highly effective’ age assurance to determine whether a particular user is over 18, in order to prevent children from readily accessing that content. The provid…
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