United Kingdom: Office of Communications published update for investigation into user-to-user platforms hosting adult content and search services to assess compliance with age assurance measures under the Online Safety Act 2023
Description
Office of Communications published update for investigation into user-to-user platforms hosting adult content and search services to assess compliance with age assurance measures under the Online Safety Act 2023
On 3 April 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published an update on its enforcement programme concerning platforms that publish or display their own pornographic content (Part 5 services), assessing compliance with age assurance obligations…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-01-16
under deliberation
2025-04-03
under investigation