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Published: 16 July 2026
Last updated: 22 October 2026
Ofcom has today opened an investigation to understand whether TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited has failed, or is failing, to comply with certain duties under section 12 of the Online Safety Act 2023.
Published: 12 January 2026
Last updated: 14 October 2026
We are investigating whether the provider of X, XIUC, has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023
Published: 6 October 2026
Ofcom has today opened an investigation to understand whether Meta has failed to comply with illegal content and children’s risk assessment duties.
Published: 10 June 2025
Last updated: 30 September 2026
We are investigating whether First Time Videos LLC has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 11 September 2025
Under our enforcement programme to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance, we opened an investigation into the provider of www.xgroovy.com.
Published: 20 November 2025
We are investigating whether the provider of www.porntrex.com (‘Porntrex’) has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
We are investigating whether Web Prime Inc has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 16 January 2025
Ofcom is opening an enforcement programme into age assurance measures across the adult sector, which will initially focus on regulated providers’ compliance with the Part 5 duties.
Published: 23 September 2026
Investigation into whether Aylo has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children of any age from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance and its duties relating to children’s access assessments.
Published: 9 September 2026
Ofcom has opened a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’, to assess the measures being taken by providers of services that present particular risks of harm to UK users from NCII to ensure users do not encounter or disseminate such content on their services.
Published: 4 September 2026
On 17 March 2025, we opened an enforcement programme to assess the measures being taken by providers of file-sharing and file-storage services that present particular risks of harm to UK users from image-based CSAM to ensure users do not encounter, and offenders are not able to disseminate, such content on their services.
Last updated: 4 September 2026
We are investigating whether Cyberitic, LLC has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 17 March 2025
Ofcom has opened a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’, to assess the measures being taken by providers of file-sharing and file-storage services that present particular risks of harm to UK users from image-based CSAM to ensure users do not encounter, and offenders are not able to disseminate, such content on their services.
Published: 24 July 2025
Last updated: 28 August 2026
Published: 21 April 2026
Last updated: 20 August 2026
Ofcom is investigating whether the provider of Chat-Avenue.com (‘Chat-Avenue’) has failed and/or is failing to comply with the duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Ofcom is investigating whether the provider of Teen-Chat.org (‘Teen-Chat’) has failed and/or is failing to comply with the duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Last updated: 18 August 2026
We are investigating whether the provider of fapello.com (‘Fapello’) has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 15 January 2026
Last updated: 31 July 2026
Today we have opened an investigation into Novi Ltd, (in relation to the Gen AI site, Joi.com)
Last updated: 30 July 2026
We are investigating whether the provider of Im.ge has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Published: 20 July 2026
As the UK’s online safety watchdog, Ofcom regulates more than 100,000 companies, many of which are based entirely outside the UK. This does not mean they are outside the scope of the Online Safety Act. As in other industries, companies that provide an online service to people in the UK must comply with UK laws, regardless of where they are based.
Published: 9 April 2025
Last updated: 20 July 2026
We are investigating whether a provider of an online suicide discussion forum has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Published: 13 May 2026
Last updated: 9 July 2026
We are investigating whether the provider of kemono.cr has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age
Published: 9 July 2026
We are investigating whether Bit Hive has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance and its duties relating to children’s access assessments.
Last updated: 17 June 2026
We are investigating whether Youngtek Solutions Ltd has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its services through the use of highly effective age assurance.
We are investigating whether Sun Social Media Inc has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its service through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 23 February 2026
Last updated: 11 June 2026
We are investigating whether Reply Buzzer Ltd has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to prevent children from encountering pornographic content on its services through the use of highly effective age assurance.
