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Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks
A pornography site operator was fined £630,000 by UK regulators for failing to implement adequate age verification checks, establishing enforcement precedent under online safety rules.
The Wire takeaway
If you operate any age-gated platform or marketplace in the UK, this fine proves the regulator will enforce age-check rules with real money. You now have a case study for what 'adequate' costs to implement and what failure looks like.
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Topics: age-verification · online-safety · uk-regulation · compliance-cost · content-moderation