United Kingdom: Office of Communications expanded investigation into Sun Social Media's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act

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Office of Communications expanded investigation into Sun Social Media's compliance with age assurance obligations under Online Safety Act

On 15 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) added Sun Social Media’s site, pornflip, to its investigation on whether the company is failing to meet its duties under section 12 to prevent children from accessing pornographic content thro…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-11-19
under deliberation

On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Sun Social M…

2026-01-15
under investigation

On 15 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) added Sun Social Media’s site, pornflip, t…