Description
Office of Communications issued provisional notice of contravention to XGroovy for alleged failure to implement age assurance under Online Safety Act
On 16 June 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to XGroovy under section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom provisionally determined that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the provi…
- Investigation into the provider of xgroovy.com’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance, UK OFCOM (Official)
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
2025-11-20
under investigation
2026-05-13
under investigation
2026-06-16
under investigation