United Kingdom: Office of Communications issued provisional notice of contravention to AVS Group Ltd for breaches of age-assurance and information-notice duties under Online Safety Act
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Office of Communications issued provisional notice of contravention to AVS Group Ltd for breaches of age-assurance and information-notice duties under Online Safety Act
On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) provisionally determined that there are reasonable grounds to believe AVS Group Ltd has failed, and continues to fail, to comply with Section 12 of the Online Safety Act 2023, which imposes a …
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
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2025-07-31
under deliberation
2025-08-28
under investigation
2025-10-13
under investigation
2025-12-04
in force