United Kingdom: Office of Communications fined Youngtek Solutions GBP 600'000 and issued confirmation decision for failure to comply with age assurance and information request duties under Online Safety Act 2023
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Office of Communications fined Youngtek Solutions GBP 600'000 and issued confirmation decision for failure to comply with age assurance and information request duties under Online Safety Act 2023
On 26 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision to Youngtek Solutions under section 132 of the Online Safety Act. Ofcom determined that, from 25 July 2025 to 22 September 2025, Youngtek Solutions failed to comply …
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
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-09-10
under deliberation
2025-10-13
under investigation