Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks
Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.
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Wisconsin governor says 'no' to age checks for porn
Online age checks came first - a VPN crackdown could be next
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Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.
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Roblox now requires an age check if you want to chat
Roblox now requires an age check if you want to chat
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From social media to porn, age checks are spreading across the web
Australia is not the only country introducing stricter controls
Porn company fined £1m over inadequate age checks
The penalty imposed on AVS Group Ltd is the biggest handed out so far under the Online Safety Act.
