#ofcom-enforcement tag

Ofcom has fined porn company Kick Online Entertainment SA 800,000 for failing to introduce proper age verification measures. The media regulator said the company did not have "highly effective" methods to check UK visitors were over 18. Ofcom said Kick Online Entertainment has since brought in age checks - but was not complying with the law between July and December 2025. It said on Thursday it had also found message board 4chan and two other companies had failed to comply with Online Safety Act duties.

UK news

fromBusiness Matters

2 months ago

Liz Kendall warns xAI over Grok images as UK moves to criminalise non-consensual AI deepfakes

UK government warns it will block xAI's Grok chatbot if it fails to comply with the Online Safety Act and laws criminalising non-consensual intimate images.

UK news

fromwww.bbc.com

3 months ago

Virgin Media fined 24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm'

Virgin Media has been fined 23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving telecare alarms during the digital switchover.

UK politics

fromTheregister

6 months ago

UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content

UK law will require tech platforms to proactively prevent self-harm content from being published, classifying it as a priority offence under the Online Safety Act.

#ofcom-enforcement#ofcom-enforcement

Suicide forum in breach of Online Safety Act after failing to block UK users

Ofcom fines porn company 1.35m over age check failings

Pornography company fined 1m by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks

Porn company fined 1m over inadequate age checks

Deepfake 'nudify' site fined 55,000 over lack of age checks

Ofcom fines 4chan 20K for Online Safety Act failings