From Friday 25 July 2025 UK Internet users have had to verify their age to use a range of apps and websites – from social media platforms such as X, Reddit and Bluesky to dating apps like Grindr to ...

The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance ...

Spotify is the latest company to introduce age checks to try and stop children accessing adult content, following the ...

Since last Friday, websites face being fined up to £18million if they don't abide by new legislation check users are aged ...

Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new ...

Share UK regulator, Ofcom, has initiated formal investigations into four companies operating a total of 34 pornography ...

Ofcom has launched investigations into four porn companies’ compliance with new age-check requirements under the UK’s Online ...

Texas, Louisiana and Utah — have passed laws this year compelling app marketplaces to check the ages of everyone when they ...

YouTube is testing a new age verification system in the US to protect young users, prompted by concerns over loopholes like ...

Google says its machine learning (ML) tool will look at the searches made by the user and videos watched on YouTube.