United Kingdom: Ofcom investigation into Duplanto's compliance with obligation to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Progress
Current status
concluded
30 Mar 2026 concluded
30 Jul 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications closed investigation into Duplanto over alleged failure to comply with age assurance duties under Online Safety Act 2023
On 30 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closed its investigation into Duplanto Ltd concerning compliance with the duty under Section 12 of the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its ad…
Event type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Office of Communications announced investigation into Duplanto over alleged failure to comply with age assurance duties under Online Safety Act 2023
On 30 July 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Duplanto Ltd over alleged failure to comply with duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its adult site …
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body