Is the UK's age-verification law working? Kinda.

Ofcom states that age checks are being used on an "unprecedented scale," but there's more to be done. Close to a year after the enactment of the UK's age assurance law, the Online Safety Act , Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has released a report on its progress. The Online Safety Act requires robust age checks for sites that have content "restricted to adults," which extends ...
2026-07-15 21:30:00