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

On 12 May 2026, under our enforcement programme to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of highly effective age assurance, we opened an investigation into the provider of kemono.cr. As part of our investigatory process, if we identify further services operated by the provider that fall within scope of the Online Safety Act 2023 (‘the Act’), we may expand the investigation to include those services.

Ofcom’s investigation will examine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the provider has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties under section 12 of the Act, which requires services to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of highly effective age assurance. These duties have applied since 25 July 2025.

Ofcom’s Online Safety Enforcement Guidance sets out how Ofcom will normally approach enforcement under the Act. This includes our approach to information gathering and analysis and the procedural steps we must take to fairly determine the outcome of the investigation.

We will provide an update on the investigation in due course.