Progress
Current status
under deliberation
10 Sep 2025under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
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 opened an investigation into Web Prime's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
On 10 September 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom), under its enforcement programme to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance, opened an investigation into Web Prime Inc in relation to the ad…
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