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Office of Communications fined OnlyFans GBP 1.05 million for non compliance with age verification obligations

On 27 March 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) fined GBP 1.05 million Fenix International Limited, the provider of OnlyFans, for failure to ensure accurate compliance with age verification measures on its platform. Following a formal request…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-05-01
under deliberation

On 1 May 2024, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced an investigation into internet con…

2025-03-27
in force

On 27 March 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) fined GBP 1.05 million Fenix International L…