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Office of Communications published use of age assurance report under Online Safety Act

On 15 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published its age assurance report 2026. The report assesses how regulated services under the Online Safety Act have used age assurance to comply with their duties, and evaluates the effectivenes…

Scope

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

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2026-07-15
adopted

On 15 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published its age assurance report 2026. The …