General · 4 December 2025
Porn firm fined £1M for age check failures.
Media regulator Ofcom has fined AVS Group Ltd £1 million for failing to implement robust age checks across its 18 adult websites under the Online Safety Act. The company received an additional £50,000 fine for refusing to respond to legally binding information requests from the regulator. Ofcom will impose daily penalties of £300 until the company complies, with the fines representing a significant escalation in enforcement under new UK laws requiring highly effective age assurance on pornographic websites to protect children.
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