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.
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.
Statement: Detecting intimate image abuse
Published: 18 May 2026
Last updated: 19 June 2026
This statement sets out our decision to recommend that certain service providers should use ‘hash matching’ technology to detect intimate image abuse and reduce its spread online.
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Latest versions of Ofcom’s online safety regulatory documents and guidance, as well as links to previous, superseded versions.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.
Consultation: New priority offences - serious self-harm and cyberflashing
Published: 24 March 2026
Last updated: 12 June 2026
Ofcom is consulting on changes we propose to make to the Illegal Harms regulatory documents and guidance under the Online Safety Act.
Open letter to UK online service providers regarding civil unrest in Belfast
Published: 10 June 2026
Ofcom has written to online service providers operating in the UK about the increased risk of their platforms being used to stir up hatred, provoke violence and commit other offences under UK law, in the context of recent civil unrest in Belfast.
Stopping illegal content going viral in a crisis
Published: 9 June 2026
Ofcom is strengthening its online safety codes of practice by telling platforms they should have protocols in place to respond to spikes in illegal content during a crisis.
Statement: Protecting people from illegal harms online
Published: 16 December 2024
Last updated: 9 June 2026
Our illegal harms policy statement includes our full guidance, Codes of Practice and other documents relating to online services' duties under the Online Safety Act.
Online safety fees: what the duties are and how to comply with them
Published: 21 November 2025
Last updated: 1 June 2026
Find out about the new fees-related duties imposed on certain providers of regulated services under the Online Safety Act and how to comply with them.