United Kingdom: Office of Communications issued provisional determination against Kick Online Entertainment over failure to implement age assurance measures to prevent children from accessing pornographic content

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Office of Communications issued provisional determination against Kick Online Entertainment 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 Kick Online Entertainment under section 12 of the Online Safety Act, which requires services offering pornographic content to use effective age…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-07-31
under deliberation

On 31 July 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Kick Online Ente…

2025-08-28
under investigation

On 28 August 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) expanded its investigation into Kick Online…

2025-11-19
under investigation

On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravent…

2026-02-11
under investigation

On 11 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision under Sect…