United Kingdom: Office of Communications closed its investigation into Nippydrive over alleged failure to comply with illegal content duties under Online Safety Act

On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closed its investigation into Nippydrive’s compliance with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023. The investigation, opened on 10 June 2025 under case reference CW/01303/06/25, examined potential non-compliance with statutory obligations applicable to regulated user-to-user services, including failure to respond to an information notice issued on 1 April 2025, to complete and retain a suitable and sufficient illegal-content risk assessment, and to comply with safety duties relating to illegal content that took effect on 17 March 2025. These duties require services to assess risks and implement proportionate measures to prevent users from encountering priority illegal content, including image-based child sexual abuse material. Nippydrive became unavailable to users in the United Kingdom and, to Ofcom’s knowledge, more widely from around 15 June 2025. In light of this, Ofcom determined that it was no longer an administrative priority to pursue enforcement action, while reserving the right to re-open the investigation if the service becomes available again.