‘Adults Only’: what to do if your online service allows pornography
Published: 16 July 2024
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.
New rules for online services: what you need to know
Published: 9 November 2023
Last updated: 13 June 2024
The Online Safety Act makes businesses responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. Here’s what you need to know and do now.
Our proposed measures to improve children's online safety
Published: 8 May 2024
As the UK’s online safety regulator, we have published a package of proposed measures that social media and other online services must take to improve children’s safety when they’re online.
Enforcement programme into age assurance measures on UK-established, adult video-sharing platforms
Published: 10 January 2023
Last updated: 1 May 2024
This enforcement programme will look at whether UK-established, adult video-sharing platforms have appropriate age assurance measures in place, to protect children from pornographic material.
Investigating OnlyFans' compliance with its duties to protect under-18s from restricted material and respond to information requests
Published: 1 May 2024
Ofcom have opened an investigation into Fenix International Limited, the provider of VSP OnlyFans. The investigation concerns OnlyFans’ compliance with its statutory obligations under sections 368Y(3)(b) and (c), 368Z10(6), and 368Z1(2) of the Act.
Ofcom investigates OnlyFans’ age verification measures
Published: 1 May 2024
Last updated: 1 May 2024
Ofcom has today opened an investigation into whether OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children accessing pornography on its site.
Two UK websites introduce age assurance measures for adult content following Ofcom engagement
Published: 8 March 2024
Last updated: 8 March 2024
Two online platforms have introduced age assurance measures, after Ofcom raised concerns that they were not doing enough to prevent children from being able to access pornography hosted on their sites.
Ampay Ltd: compliance assurances to protect under-18s from videos containing adult content, SoSpoilt
Published: 8 March 2024
Last updated: 8 March 2024
Our analysis of Xpanded raised concerns that some of its measures may not effectively protect underage users from this sort of material. Following a period of close engagement with Visional Media Ltd, it has made some important changes to protect under-18s from videos containing restricted material.
Visional Media Ltd: compliance assurances to protect under-18s from pornographic videos on Xpanded
Published: 8 March 2024
Last updated: 8 March 2024
SoSpoilt is a platform that contains both adult and non-adult material (i.e a mixed platform). Following a period of close engagement with Ampay Ltd, it has made some important changes to protect under-18s from videos containing restricted material.
Quick guide to rules about online pornography
Published: 23 February 2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024
New rules make online services that host pornography responsible for making sure children cannot access it.