United Kingdom: Office of Communications fined Fapello's provider GBP 630,000 for failing to comply with age assurance obligations under the Online Safety Act
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Office of Communications fined Fapello's provider GBP 630,000 for failing to comply with age assurance obligations under the Online Safety Act
On 9 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) fined the provider of Fapello GBP 600'000 for breaching section 12 of the Online Safety Act. Section 12 requires providers of services permitting pornographic content to prevent children from enco…
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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2025-11-19
under deliberation
2026-05-13
under investigation