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Office of Communications fined 8579 LLC GBP 1.4 million over failure to implement age assurance measures to prevent children from accessing pornographic content under Online Safety Act
On 23 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) imposed fines totalling GBP 1.4 million on 8579 LLC under section 132 of the Online Safety Act. The penalties comprise GBP 1.35 million for a breach of section 12 and GBP 50,000 for a breach …
- Investigation into 8579 LLC’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance, UK OFCOM (Official)
Office of Communications issued provisional determination against 8579 LLC over failure to implement age assurance measures to prevent children from accessing pornographic content
On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to 8579 LLC under section 12 of the Online Safety Act, which requires services offering pornographic content to use effective age assurance to pre…
- Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention, Office of Communications (Official)
Office of Communications expanded investigation into 8579 LLC's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act to include two further adult services
On 11 September 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) expanded its formal investigation into the compliance of 8579 LLC with the Online Safety Act 2023 to include two further adult services operated by 8579 LLC, namely JustPornFlix and 429.xxx,…
- Investigation into 8579 LLC’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance, UK OFCOM (Official)
Office of Communications opened investigation into 8579 LLC's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
On 31 July 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a formal investigation into the compliance of 8579 LLC with the new age assurance requirements introduced under the Online Safety Act. The investigation concerns the operation of pornograp…
- Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites under new age-check rules, UK OFCOM (Official)