Investigating OnlyFans' compliance with its duties to protect under-18s from restricted material and respond to information requests
Published: 1 May 2024
Last updated: 27 March 2025
Investigation into whether Fenix, provider of OnlyFans, failed to provide complete and accurate responses to statutory information requests. The investigation concerned OnlyFans’ compliance with its statutory obligations under sections 368Y(3)(b) and (c), 368Z10(6), and 368Z1(2) of the Act.
Ofcom fines provider of OnlyFans £1.05 million
Published: 27 March 2025
Ofcom has today fined the provider of OnlyFans, Fenix International Limited, £1.05 million for failing to accurately respond to formal requests for information about its age assurance measures on the platform.
Ofcom calls on tech firms to make online world safer for women and girls
Published: 25 February 2025
Ofcom has today proposed concrete measures that tech firms should take to tackle online harms against women and girls, setting a new and ambitious standard for their online safety.
Guide for services: complying with the Online Safety Act
Published: 27 February 2024
Last updated: 25 February 2025
The Online Safety Act makes businesses responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. Here’s what you need to know and do now.
Important dates for Online Safety compliance
Published: 17 October 2024
Last updated: 25 February 2025
The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force. This page explains the important milestones.
‘Adults Only’: what to do if your online service allows pornography
Published: 16 July 2024
Last updated: 24 February 2025
If you allow pornography on your online service, this page is for you. It explains what you need to know about the Online Safety Act and what you need to check to ensure you follow the rules.
Investigation into MintStars Ltd compliance with rules to protect children from restricted material
Published: 27 February 2024
Last updated: 10 February 2025
Investigation into whether MintStars Ltd has failed to take and/or implement such of the measures set out in Schedule 15A of the Communications Act 2003 as are appropriate for the purposes of protecting persons under the age of 18 from videos containing restricted material.
Ofcom fines video sharing platform MintStars £7,000
Published: 23 January 2025
Ofcom has today fined video sharing platform, MintStars Ltd, £7,000 for failing to adequately protect children from accessing online pornography.
Age checks to protect children online
Published: 16 January 2025
Children will be prevented from encountering online pornography and protected from other types of harmful content under Ofcom’s new industry guidance which sets out how we expect sites and apps to introduce highly effective age assurance.
How children will be protected from accessing online pornography
Published: 29 November 2024
Last updated: 16 January 2025
The Online Safety Act introduces new rules to make sure children are protected from accessing pornography.