United Kingdom: Office of Communications guidance on age verification requirements for online adult content services
Progress
Current status
adopted
26 Jun 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications released guidance on age verification requirements for online adult content services
On 26 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) released guidance outlining that providers of pornographic content should implement robust age verification by 25 July 2025, in accordance with the requirements of the Online Safety Act. This fol…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body