Ofcom lists four age checks for the UK social media ban
Platforms could use photo ID, bank data, facial estimation, or a digital identity service.
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7 articles · newest firstOfcom shortlists four age checks for UK under-16 social media ban
Photo ID, banking, digital ID and facial estimation remain; about 150,000 teens aged 16–17 lack photo ID.
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UK gears up for fight against Russia’s disinformation machine
The UK will create a National Centre for Information Defence to detect and disrupt hostile-state disinformation.
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UK regulator to investigate Pornhub parent company for alleged age verification failings
UK Ofcom opened an investigation into Pornhub parent Aylo over allegedly inadequate age verification under the Online Safety Act.
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British regulator takes a hard look at Pornhub's Apple-powered age checks
Ofcom is investigating Pornhub's Apple age checks, and Aylo says it will fully cooperate.
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Ofcom takes a hard look at Pornhub's Apple-powered age checks
Ofcom is investigating whether Pornhub owner Aylo's Apple age checks meet UK Online Safety Act duties.
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Ofcom discovers issuing Online Safety Act fines is easier than collecting them
Ofcom says most Online Safety Act fines totaling over £7 million remain unpaid as platforms structure businesses to evade collection.
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