United Kingdom: Office of Communications published enforcement update on age assurance compliance by pornographic content providers under Online Safety Act
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Office of Communications published enforcement update on age assurance compliance by pornographic content providers under Online Safety Act
On 9 May 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published an update on its enforcement programme for services that publish or display their own pornographic content (Part 5 services), in relation to Highly Effective Age Assurance (HEAA) obligati…
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