United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into Im.ge over alleged failure to comply with illegal content duties under Online Safety Act

Progress

Current status
under investigation
13 Oct 2025 under investigation
10 Jun 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

13 Oct 2025
under investigation

Office of Communications issued provisional notice to Im.ge over failure to comply with statutory information requests under Online Safety Act

On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice to the provider of the file-sharing service Im.ge, under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023, regarding potential non-compliance with statutory information du…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
10 Jun 2025
under deliberation

Office of Communications announced investigation into Im.ge over alleged failure to comply with Online Safety Act duties

On 10 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced an investigation into the provider of the file-sharing service Im.ge (Case No. CW/01300/06/25). The investigation concerns potential non-compliance with obligations under the Online Saf…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body