Enforcement register
Ofcom's age-assurance enforcement programme and the ICO's actions, dated and linked to the regulator's page. Ofcom's register was last updated 4 September 2026; we read it on 6 September 2026. Fined and investigated parties are named as the regulator names them; domains appear as text only.
Ofcom's July 2026 report counted 23 investigations, 7 providers fined and £4,955,000 in penalties as of 15 July 2026 Ofcom. The fines listed below total £21,435,000 including the ICO's Reddit penalty and decisions since that report.
Fines
| Date | Regulator | Party | Amount | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ofcom | xgroovy.com | £730,000 | £700,000 plus £30,000 | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | fapello.com | £630,000 | £600,000 plus £30,000 One research source lists this investigation as still open from 12 May 2026; confirm on the register. | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | First Time Videos LLC | £80,000 | Section 81 | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | Youngtek Solutions Ltd | £600,000 | £500,000 plus £100,000 | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | 4chan | £520,000 | £450,000 for age-check failures plus £50,000 and £20,000; daily penalties from 2 April 2026 | ofcom.org.uk | |
| ICO | Reddit, Inc. (entry) | £14,470,000 | No lawful basis for processing under-13 data, no data protection impact assessment before January 2025, self-declaration only until July 2025 The ICO's own press page was not readable by this site's fetcher; recorded from law-firm summaries. | osborneclarke.com | |
| Ofcom | 8579 LLC | £1,400,000 | Section 12 (£1,350,000) plus £50,000; £1,000 a day until compliant | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | Kick Online Entertainment S.A. (motherless.com) | £830,000 | Section 12 (£800,000) plus section 102(8) (£30,000); non-compliance 25 July to 29 December 2025. Not the Kick streaming service. | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | AVS Group Ltd (18 sites) | £1,050,000 | Section 12 (£1,000,000) plus £50,000; £1,000 a day from 6 December 2025 until compliant | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | Itai Tech Ltd (Undress.cc) | £55,000 | Section 81 (£50,000) and section 102(8) (£5,000) | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | 4chan | £20,000 | Failure to respond to information requests (first fine under the Act) | ofcom.org.uk | |
| Ofcom | Fenix International Ltd (provider of OnlyFans) (entry) | £1,050,000 | Inaccurate information to Ofcom about the facial-estimation challenge age (20 rather than 23) | ofcom.org.uk |
Investigations and letters
- — Ofcom: Investigation opened, TikTok (entry). Section 12 investigation focused on the age-inference system; first update expected around October 2026. ofcom.org.uk
- — Ofcom: Statement or letter, Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Roblox, X. Letters requiring highly effective age assurance to enforce minimum ages, with a report due 30 April 2026; the ICO wrote the same day. lewissilkin.com
- — Ofcom: Investigation opened, X Corp. (entry). Investigation into X over Grok imagery, including whether highly effective age assurance was used. ofcom.org.uk
Provisional decisions
- Cyberitic 3 September 2026
- ZD Media 3 September 2026
Open Part 5 investigations without a decision
- Score Internet Group opened 9 May 2025
- Web Prime
- Porntrex
- XXBrits
- Sun Social Media
- hqporner
- Reply Buzzer opened 20 February 2026
- pimpbunny
- kemono.cr
- Bit Hive (eporner) opened 16 June 2026
Closed
- Trendio: Closed, no findings
- Duplanto: Closed, no findings
- Novi Ltd (joi.com): Closed 31 July 2026 after age assurance was implemented ofcom.org.uk
Register: Ofcom enforcement programme page.
Actions recorded on service entries
- — TikTok: Ofcom, investigation opened. Section 12 investigation into compliance with duties to protect children, focused on the age-inference system; first update expected October 2026.
- — Roblox: Ofcom, statement or letter. Ofcom and ICO letters requiring stronger age checks.
- — Snapchat: Ofcom, statement or letter. Ofcom and ICO letters requiring stronger age checks, report due 30 April 2026.
- — TikTok: Ofcom, statement or letter. Ofcom and ICO letters requiring stronger age checks, report due 30 April 2026.
- — YouTube and Google Account: Ofcom, statement or letter. Ofcom and ICO letters requiring stronger age checks.
- — Reddit: ICO, fine (£14,470,000). No lawful basis for under-13 data, no DPIA before Jan 2025, self-declaration only until July 2025.
- — X and Grok: Ofcom, investigation opened. Investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery, including highly effective age assurance.
- — OnlyFans: Ofcom, fine (£1,050,000). Provider misreported the facial-estimation challenge age (20 vs 23) to Ofcom.