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Office of Communications released guidance on age verification requirements for online adult content services

On 26 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) released guidance outlining that providers of pornographic content should implement robust age verification by 25 July 2025, in accordance with the requirements of the Online Safety Act. This fol…

Scope

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

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2025-06-26
adopted

On 26 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) released guidance outlining that providers of…