UK media regulator Ofcom has imposed significant fines on adult site operators for non-compliance with the Online Safety Act, totaling £1.4 million against Youngtek Solutions and Kick Online Entertainment, and an additional £1.35 million against 8579 LLC.

The fines were issued for failures to implement age checks and respond to information requests as mandated by the Online Safety Act, which came into force in July 2025. Ofcom has been actively enforcing the Act, which requires adult site operators to implement highly effective age assurance measures to prevent minors from accessing pornographic content.

Enforcement Actions and Penalties

Ofcom fined Youngtek Solutions Ltd £500,000 for its failure to implement highly effective age assurance measures on UK visitors. Youngtek Solutions operates four pornography websites: empflix.com, imagefap.com, moviefap.com, and TNAflix.com. An additional £100,000 fine was levied against Youngtek Solutions for failing to respond to information requests within the allotted time period, bringing its total fine to £600,000.

Kick Online Entertainment SA received an £800,000 fine for its failure to implement age checks as required by the Online Safety Act. Ofcom investigated Kick Online Entertainment following an investigation into several adult site operators to determine the implementation of highly effective age checks to prevent minors from accessing adult content.

In a separate enforcement action, Ofcom imposed a £1.35 million fine on adult content provider 8579 LLC in February 2026. This fine was for failing to implement mandatory age verification measures under the Online Safety Act. Additionally, 8579 LLC received a £50,000 penalty for failing to respond to a legally binding information request. Ofcom has ordered 8579 LLC to immediately introduce effective age verification measures or face a daily penalty of £1,000 until compliance is achieved. The regulator also warned of a further daily fine of £250 for up to 60 days, or until the company provides the required information, whichever comes first, for the ignored information request.

Online Safety Act and Compliance Requirements

The Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) requires providers of Part 3 services, which allow users to upload or generate pornographic content, to ensure that child protection duties are met. These requirements, including the deployment of highly effective age assurance systems, came into force in July 2025. Ofcom launched its enforcement program in January 2025 to monitor compliance with statutory age-checking duties for pornographic services. The program initially focused on Part 5 services, which publish or display their own pornographic content, and was expanded in July 2025 to cover Part 3 services.

Ofcom launched investigations into dozens of adult websites, prioritizing platforms with large user bases. 8579 LLC was among the companies placed under scrutiny. The regulator found that 8579 LLC had failed to implement robust age checks in compliance with the law.

Ongoing Investigations and Future Enforcement

Ofcom has issued a provisional decision that Youngtek Solutions has failed to implement age checks and respond to information requests. The regulator is also expanding the scope of its ongoing investigations into four other adult companies to determine whether they have properly responded to information requests. These decisions follow earlier enforcement actions, including the December 2025 AVS Group decision, indicating a sustained, portfolio-level enforcement of the Act’s child-protection duties and strict use of information-gathering powers.

George Lusty, Direct, was mentioned in connection with the enforcement focus on child protection online.

Key Facts

  • Ofcom fined Youngtek Solutions Ltd £600,000 for failing to implement highly effective age assurance measures and for not responding to information requests.
  • Kick Online Entertainment SA was fined £800,000 for failing to implement age checks as required by the Online Safety Act.
  • 8579 LLC received a £1.35 million fine for missing age checks and an additional £50,000 penalty for failing to respond to an information request.
  • The fines were imposed under the Online Safety Act, which mandates highly effective age assurance measures to prevent minors from accessing pornographic content.
  • Ofcom is expanding investigations into four other adult companies regarding their responses to information requests.