OSA enforcement: Ofcom actions

This page contains details on Ofcom's enforcement actions and investigations under the OSA regime to date, including an archive of press releases announcing such actions and links to all the individual investigations opened (or subsequently closed) since the regime came into force. Please see the Resources home page for press releases relating to Ofcom's most recent enforcement actions.

OSA: Enforcement

• Ofcom investigates Telegram and teen chat sites - PRESS RELEASE - 21 April 2026
• 4Chan fined £450,000 for not protecting children from online pornography - PRESS RELEASE - 19 March 2026
• Keep underage children off your platforms, Ofcom tells tech firms - PRESS RELEASE - 12 March 2026
• Ofcom investigates websites hosting image-based sexual abuse - PRESS RELEASE - 6 March 2026
• Ofcom fines porn company £800,000 for failing to introduce age checks - PRESS RELEASE - 12 February 2026
• Ofcom investigates AI companion chat bot service - PRESS RELEASE - 15 January 2026
• Ofcom launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised images - PRESS RELEASE - 12 January 2026
• Ofcom finds nudification site £50,000 for failing to introduce age checks - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - 20 November 2025
• Ofcom issues update on Online Safety Act investigations - PRESS RELEASE - 13 October 2025
• Ofcom investigates 22 more porn sites under new age-check rules - PRESS RELEASE - 11 September 2025
• Ofcom investigates Duplanto Ltd under online safety age check rules - PRESS RELEASE - 28 August 2025
• Enforcement programme to protect children from harmful content through the use of age assurance - opened 24 July 2025
• Enforcement programme to protect children from harmful content through the use of age assurance - PRESS RELEASE - 24 July 2025
• Enforcement programme to monitor if services are meeting their children's risk assessment duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 - opened 9 July 2025
• Enforcement programme to monitor if services are meeting their children's risk assessment duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 - PRESS RELEASE - 9 July 2025
• Enforcing the Online Safety Act: Ofcom investigates Kick Online Entertainment - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - published 14 May 2025
• Letter to Part 3 services that allow pornography - published 24 April 2025
• Enforcement programme into measures being taken by file-sharing and file storage services to prevent users from encountering or sharing CSAM - opened 17 March 2025
• Enforcing the Online Safety Act: platforms must start tackling illegal material from today - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - published 17 March 2025
• Enforcing the Online Safety Act: scrutinising illegal harms risk assessments - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - published 3 March 2025
• Enforcement programme to monitor compliance with the illegal content risk assessment duties and record keeping duties - opened 3 March 2025
• Enforcement programme to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 16 January 2025
• Important dates for Online Safety Act compliance - published 16 December 2024
• Guidance to the regulator about fees relating to the Online Safety Act - GUIDANCE (DSIT) - published 24 May 2024

OSA: open investigations

• Investigation into TikTok’s compliance with duties to protect children from encountering harmful content under section 12 - opened 16 July 2026
• Investigation into the provider of pimpbunny.com's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 12 May 2026
• Investigation into the provider of kemono.cr's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 12 May 2026
• Investigation into the provider of Telegram and its compliance with illegal content under the Online Safety Act - opened 21 April 2026
• Investigation into the provider of Teen Chat and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content- opened 21 April 2026
• Investigation into the provider of Chat-Avenue and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content - opened 21 April 2026
• Investigation into the provider of two image board services for failure to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act - opened 6 March 2026
• Investigation into Reply Buzzer Ltd's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 23 February 2026
• Investigation into Novi Ltd's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 15 January 2026
• Snap Inc's compliance assurances to address concerns over its illegal content risk assessment (ICRA) for Snapchat- UPDATE - 15 January 2026
• Investigation into www.porntrex.com's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 19 November 2025
• Investigation into the provider of hqporner.com's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 19 November 2025
• Investigation into the provider of fapello.com's compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 19 November 2025
• Investigation into the provider of xx.brits.com compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 19 November 2025
• Investigation into Sun Social Media Inc.'s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance- opened 19 November 2025
• Investigation into ZD Media s.r.o.’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 10 September 2025
• Investigation into Cyberitic, LLC’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 10 September 2025
• Investigation into Web Prime Inc’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 10 September 2025
• Investigation into Youngtek Solutions Ltd’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 10 September 2025
• Investigation into the provider of xgroovy.com’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 10 September 2025
• Investigation into Duplanto Ltd’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 30 July 2025, announced 28 August 2025
• Investigation into 4Chan's compliance with its illegal content duties - opened 10 June 2025, updated 13 August 2025
• Investigation into 8579 LLC’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 30 July 2025
• Investigation into Kick Online Entertainment S.A’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 30 July 2025
• Investigation into AVS Group Ltd’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 30 July
• Investigations into compliance of file-sharing sites with illegal content duties: im.ge opened 10 June 2025
• Investigation into an online suicide discussion forum and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content - opened 9 April 2025
• Ofcom investigates online suicide forum - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - published 9 April 2025

OSA: closed investigations

• Investigation into Trendio Ltd’s compliance with the duty to prevent children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 30 July 2025, closed 19 November 2025
• Investigations into compliance of file-sharing sites with illegal content duties: Krakenfiles, Nippybox, Nippydrive, Nippyshare, Nippyspace and Yolobit - opened 10 June 2025; all now closed
• Investigation into Kick Online Entertainment S.A.'s compliance with illegal content risk assessment duties - opened 14 May 2025, closed 3 July 2025
• Investigation into Kick Online Entertainment S.A.'s compliance with a statutory information request - opened 14 May 2025, closed 3 July 2025
• Investigation into Score Internet Group LLC and its compliance with part 5 duties - opened 9 May 2025, closed 26 June 2025
• Investigation whether Itai Tech Ltd has failed to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023 - opened 9 May 2025, closed 15 January 2026