United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into provider of XGroovy compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
under investigation
20 Nov 2025 under investigation
10 Sep 2025 under 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 expanded investigation into XGroovy's compliance with duty to provide response to notices under Online Safety Act
On 20 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) expanded its investigation into XGroovy after the company failed to respond to a formal information notice issued under section 100 of the Online Safety Act on 23 September 2025. The provisio…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Office of Communications opened investigation into XGroovy’s provider 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 the provider of the adult service t…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body