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Porn site fined £800,000 for failing to introduce age checks
Kick Online Entertainment failed to meet new UK online safety laws between July and December, exposing children to pornography; sites had over 9 million UK visitors monthly, Ofcom said.
- On Thursday, Ofcom fined Kick Online Entertainment SA 800,000 pounds after finding it failed to comply with age-check requirements between July 25 and December 29 last year.
- On Thursday, Ofcom launched investigations into 34 pornography sites, prioritising firms by risk and user numbers since new online safety protections began on July 25.
- Ofcom said the operator has since introduced an age-check method `capable of being highly effective`, fined Kick 30,000, and imposed a 200 daily penalty until it responds or after 60 days, due to over nine million UK visitors.
- Ofcom said it will continue investigating other sites under the UK's age check rules and warned companies failing to engage will face robust enforcement, including significant fines.
- Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom can fine firms up to 10% of turnover or apply for UK court orders to block sites, targeting harms like self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, and extreme violence.
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The UK regulator said Kick Online Entertainment had not introduced the age controls required for pornography sites.
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