Ofcom fined 8579 LLC, a porn company, £1.4 million on 23 February 2026, under the Online Safety Act’s rules on age checks.
£1.35MAge checksNo highly effective age assurance.
£50KInformation requestNot answered.
£1,000/dayUntil fixedIf age checks aren’t added.
£250/dayUntil answeredUp to 60 days.
What Ofcom decided
Ofcom says the company had no highly effective age checks and failed to respond to a legally binding information request. On top of the fines, it set daily penalties of £1,000 until age checks are in place and £250 until it answers, for up to 60 days.
Why it matters
Ofcom opened investigations into dozens of adult sites after the age-check rules took effect in July 2025, and the fines keep coming: 8579 LLC, Fapello and xgroovy. None of these decisions removes leaked content: for that, takedowns and delisting are still needed.
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Written by the Lock Leaks TeamBased on Ofcom’s announcement, listed in Sources.
