Online Safety: Register of categorised services and list of emerging Category 1 services
Published: 30 June 2026
Last updated: 10 July 2026
The published register of categorised services sets out which services are categorised and are therefore subject to additional duties under the Act.
Ofcom fines porn company £630,000 for age check failings
Published: 9 July 2026
We have fined an online porn provider £600,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request on time.
Enforcement Programme to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Published: 16 January 2025
Last updated: 9 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 the provider of kemono.cr's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
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
Investigation into the provider of fapello.com's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Published: 20 November 2025
Last updated: 9 July 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.
Investigation into Bit Hive’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
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.
Call for evidence: Statutory reports on age assurance and app stores
Published: 3 November 2025
Last updated: 9 July 2026
This is a call for evidence for two reports that Ofcom must produce under the Act about the use and effectiveness of age assurance; and the use of app stores by children.
Online Safety industry bulletin – June 2026
Published: 29 June 2026
Children's access assessment duties under the Online Safety Act
Published: 7 May 2024
Last updated: 29 June 2026
Children’s access assessments are a new assessment that all user-to user-services and search services (‘Part 3 services’) regulated under the Online Safety Act must carry out.
Online safety regulatory documents and guidance
Published: 23 October 2025
Last updated: 25 June 2026
Latest versions of Ofcom’s online safety regulatory documents and guidance, as well as links to previous, superseded versions.