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Chiara Castro

UK issues £1 million fine to adult platform for failing to comply with age verification rules

Keeping children safe online is of paramount importance to the UK government.
  • Ofcom has fined major adult-only platform £1 million over age verification
  • AVS Group Ltd hit with an additional £50,000 fee for failing to respond
  • An unnamed social media platform could also soon face "formal action"

The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has fined a major adult platform £1 million for non-compliance with its age verification rules.

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