United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into Sun Social Media's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
under investigation
15 Jan 2026 under investigation
19 Nov 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 Sun Social Media's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
On 15 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) added Sun Social Media’s site, pornflip, to its investigation on whether the company is failing to meet its duties under section 12 to prevent children from accessing pornographic content thro…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Office of Communications opened investigation into Sun Social Media's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Sun Social Media's compliance with the new age assurance requirements introduced under the Online Safety Act. The investigation concerns the operation of adult se…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body