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Porn company fined £600,000 by Ofcom over age check failings
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Ofcom has fined a porn company £600,000 for failing to introduce proper age verification measures on its websites.
Key facts
- Since July 2025, platforms operating in the UK that allow pornography are required to have "highly effective" age checks in place to make sure children can't access age-restricted or harmful content
- Under the OSA, the regulator can fine firms up to £18m or 10% of their turnover (whichever is greater)
- According to Ofcom, 77 of the top 100 pornography services in the UK have deployed age checks as of January
- The firm was fined £500,000 for the lack of age checks, plus a further £100,000 for not initially responding to Ofcom's information requests
Summary
The media regulator said Youngtek Solutions Ltd, which runs four adult sites, did not have age checks to ensure UK visitors were over 18 and prevent children from accessing the content. Ofcom said the company has since brought in verification - but was not complying with its rules between July and September 2025. The firm was fined £500,000 for the lack of age checks, plus a further £100,000 for not initially responding to Ofcom's information requests. Since July 2025, platforms operating in the UK that allow pornography are required to have "highly effective" age checks in place to make sure children can't access age-restricted or harmful content, under the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA).