Ofcom fines porn site for failing to have age checks
Published: 19 June 2026
Ofcom has today fined pornography provider, First Time Videos LLC, £80,000 for not having age checks in place.
Enforcement Programme to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Published: 16 January 2025
Last updated: 19 June 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 whether First Time Videos LLC has failed to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023
Published: 10 June 2025
Last updated: 19 June 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.
Online safety regulatory documents and guidance
Published: 23 October 2025
Last updated: 18 June 2026
Latest versions of Ofcom’s online safety regulatory documents and guidance, as well as links to previous, superseded versions.
Statement: Crisis response protocol
Published: 9 June 2026
Last updated: 18 June 2026
This statement sets out our decision to recommend that service providers should prepare and apply a crisis protocol to mitigate and manage the risks arising from a significant increase in relevant illegal content and/or content harmful to children on their services.
Investigation into Sun Social Media Inc’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Published: 20 November 2025
Last updated: 17 June 2026
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.
Investigation into the provider of xgroovy.com’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Published: 11 September 2025
Last updated: 17 June 2026
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.
Investigation into Youngtek Solutions Ltd’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance
Published: 11 September 2025
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.
Government announces social media ban for under 16s - Ofcom statement
Published: 15 June 2026
Last updated: 16 June 2026
A statement from Ofcom regarding the UK Government's announcement of social media ban for under-16s
Keep underage children off your platforms, Ofcom tells tech firms
Published: 12 March 2026
Last updated: 15 June 2026
Major sites and apps must enforce their minimum age rules with highly-effective age checks, Ofcom warns, as the online safety regulator examines continued failings by services most popular among children