UK regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into Pornhub operator Aylo’s use of Apple’s device-level age assurance to control access to the adult site. Ofcom is assessing whether Aylo’s implementation […]

Ofcom has opened an enforcement program to monitor whether online platforms are deploying automated controls intended to stop illegal intimate images, including explicit AI-generated deepfakes, from being shared in the […]

The UK government says it will bar social media platforms from offering their services to users under 16, a move that turns on the question of how platforms can reliably […]

The UK’s communications regulator Ofcom has announced new requirements for websites hosting pornographic content to implement strict age verification measures for UK users by July of this year. The regulations, […]

Mastercard is getting into the age verification business, announcing a new “Identity Attribute Verification” service. In a blog post, the financial giant positions the service as a means of letting […]

TikTok has been fined nearly £1.9 million by Ofcom, the UK’s media regulator, for failing to provide accurate information regarding its parental controls in response to a freedom of information […]

Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has announced a comprehensive set of proposed measures aimed at enhancing online safety for children, as outlined in their draft Children’s Safety Codes of Practice. […]

Ofcom, the UK’s regulatory body for communications, has initiated an investigation into OnlyFans, an adult content subscription platform. The probe centers on concerns that the platform may not have sufficient […]