United Kingdom: Office of Communications expanded investigation into XGroovy over alleged failure to comply with information notice under Online Safety Act

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Office of Communications expanded investigation into XGroovy over alleged failure to comply with information notice under Online Safety Act

On 13 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) expanded the scope of its ongoing investigation into Xgroovy to assess whether the provider failed to comply with an information notice reissued in March 2026 under section 100 of the Online Safet…

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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2025-09-10
under deliberation

On 10 September 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom), under its enforcement programme to prot…

2025-11-20
under investigation

On 20 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) expanded its investigation into XGroovy a…

2026-05-13
under investigation

On 13 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) expanded the scope of its ongoing investigatio…