Description
Office of Communications issued provisional determination against 8579 LLC over failure to implement age assurance measures to prevent children from accessing pornographic content
On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to 8579 LLC under section 12 of the Online Safety Act, which requires services offering pornographic content to use effective age assurance to pre…
- Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention, Office of Communications (Official)
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
2025-09-11
under investigation
2025-11-19
under investigation