Online safety industry bulletin - May 2025
Published: 27 May 2025
Last updated: 2 June 2025
This is the second edition of Ofcom’s online safety industry bulletin and the first since two major parts of the Online Safety Act became legal obligations, the new rules on illegal content and on protecting children online.
Guide for services: complying with the Online Safety Act
Published: 27 February 2024
Last updated: 21 May 2025
The Online Safety Act makes businesses responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. Here’s what you need to know and do now.
Letter from Ofcom regarding mandatory age assurance requirements for services that allow pornographic content
Published: 24 April 2025
This letter has been sent out to hundreds of services whose principal purpose is to host pornography. It sets out what those services need to do in more detail, provides contact information if services have questions, and explains the consequences of non-compliance.
Ofcom's approach to implementing the Online Safety Act
Published: 26 October 2023
Last updated: 24 April 2025
Our plans for putting online safety laws into practice, and what we expect from tech firms.
‘Adults Only’: what to do if your online service allows pornography
Published: 16 July 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
If you allow pornography on your online service, this page is for you. It explains what you need to know about the Online Safety Act and what you need to check to ensure you follow the rules.
Important dates for Online Safety compliance
Published: 17 October 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2025
The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force. This page explains the important milestones.
Investigating OnlyFans' compliance with its duties to protect under-18s from restricted material and respond to information requests
Published: 1 May 2024
Last updated: 11 April 2025
Investigation into whether Fenix, provider of OnlyFans, failed to provide complete and accurate responses to statutory information requests. The investigation concerned OnlyFans’ compliance with its statutory obligations under sections 368Y(3)(b) and (c), 368Z10(6), and 368Z1(2) of the Act.
How to comply with the Online Safety Act: responding to Ofcom’s requests for information
Published: 17 October 2024
Last updated: 11 April 2025
The Online Safety Act (OSA) makes businesses, and anyone else who operates a wide range of online services, legally responsible for keeping people (especially children) in the UK safe online.
Barriers to proving age on adult sites
Published: 6 November 2023
Last updated: 7 April 2025
How UK internet users aged 16+ experience accessing pornographic content online and passing any age checks if encountered.
Protecting people in the UK from illegal online content – regardless of its origin
Published: 4 April 2025
The Online Safety Act introduces new rules for providers of online user-to-user, search and pornography services, to help keep people in the UK safe from content which is illegal in the UK, and to protect children from the most harmful content such as pornography, suicide and self-harm material.