United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into Trendio's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act

Progress

Current status
concluded
19 Nov 2025 concluded
31 Jul 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Nov 2025
concluded

Office of Communications closes investigation into Trendio's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act

On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closed its investigation into Trendio’s adult sites following review of concerns over missing age-assurance measures required under section 12 of the Online Safety Act 2023. On 31 July 2025, …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
31 Jul 2025
under deliberation

Office of Communications opened investigation into Trendio's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act

On 31 July 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a formal compliance investigation into Trendio Ltd under the age assurance provisions of the Online Safety Act. The scope of the investigation includes evaluating whether Trendio Ltd has d…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority