United Kingdom: Office of Communications' released guidance letter on deadline for mandatory age assurance on services that allow pornography

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Office of Communications' released guidance letter on deadline for mandatory age assurance on services that allow pornography

On 24 April 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a compliance letter outlining the deadline for mandatory age assurance on services that allow pornography. Under the Online Safety Act 2023, services regulated under Part 3 must implem…

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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2025-04-24
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On 24 April 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a compliance letter outlining the …