United Kingdom: Office of Communications expanded investigation into AVS Group's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
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Office of Communications expanded investigation into AVS Group's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act
On 28 August 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced that it had expanded its investigation into AVS Group Ltd following the company’s failure to respond to a formal information notice issued on 30 July 2025 under Section 100 of the Onl…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-07-31
under deliberation
2025-08-28
under investigation
2025-10-13
under investigation
2025-12-04
in force