Enforcement Programme to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Published: 16 January 2025
Last updated: 31 July 2026
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.
Investigation into Novi Ltd’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of 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)
Investigation into whether First Time Videos LLC has failed to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023
Published: 10 June 2025
Last updated: 31 July 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.
Enforcement programme into measures being taken by file-sharing and file-storage services to prevent users from encountering or sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
Published: 17 March 2025
Last updated: 30 July 2026
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.
Use of Age Assurance Report 2026
Published: 15 July 2026
Last updated: 27 July 2026
This report assesses how sites and apps use age checks to protect children from online harm.
Investigation into an online suicide discussion forum and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content
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.
Investigation into TikTok’s compliance with duties to protect children from encountering harmful content under section 12
Published: 16 July 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.
Age checks helping make online experiences safer for UK children, but ‘job not done’ and tech industry must act to strengthen protections
Published: 15 July 2026
Last updated: 16 July 2026
A new report published today by Ofcom reveals that age checks are now being deployed at an unprecedented scale across the pornography, social media, dating and gaming sectors.
Experiences of Age Assurance, Use of VPNs, and attitudes to the Protection of Children Measures
Published: 21 May 2026
Last updated: 15 July 2026
A dedicated page compiling data on experiences of age assurance, VPN use, and attitudes towards Protection of Children measures.
Proving age to access online pornography
Published: 12 February 2026
Last updated: 15 July 2026
Ofcom has commissioned a survey of UK internet users aged 16+ who self‑report having accessed pornographic content online, to understand how they access such content and their past experiences with age checks.