Policy · 1h ago
Porn site fined £630k for failing age checks
Ofcom fined a company £630,000 for not preventing children from accessing adult content. The regulator targeted multiple sites that failed to implement proper age verification. This is the first major penalty under the UK's Online Safety Act.
Meridian48 take
The fine signals tougher enforcement, but the real test will be whether it forces industry-wide compliance or just token changes.
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