United Kingdom: Office of Communications issued provisional notice of contravention to provider of Im.ge and proposed determination that service is high risk of image-based child sexual abuse material under Online Safety Act

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Office of Communications issued provisional notice of contravention to provider of Im.ge and proposed determination that service is high risk of image-based child sexual abuse material under Online Safety Act

On 12 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued the provider of Im.ge with a provisional notice of contravention under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom stated that it has reasonable grounds to believe the provider fa…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-06-10
under deliberation

On 10 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced an investigation into the provider …

2025-10-13
under investigation

On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice to the provide…

2025-12-17
under investigation

On 17 December 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision against th…

2026-02-12
under investigation

On 12 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued the provider of Im.ge with a provi…