United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into Fapello's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
under investigation
13 May 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 issued provisional notice of contravention to Fapello over alleged failure to use age assurance to prevent children from accessing pornographic content
On 13 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to Fapello under the Online Safety Act 2023, following an investigation opened in November 2025 into the platform’s alleged failure to implement effect…
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Office of Communications opened investigation into Fapello's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Fapello's compliance with the new age assurance requirements introduced under the Online Safety Act. The investigation concerns the operation of adult services op…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body