The regulator said Youngtek Solutions, which operates four adult sites accessible in the UK, did not have sufficient checks in place to ensure visitors were over 18 between July and September 2025, despite new legal requirements introduced under the Online Safety Act.
Ofcom added the company has since implemented verification systems, but the breaches occurred during the early months of the legislation coming into force.
The fine includes £500,000 for failing to introduce proper age checks and an additional £100,000 after the company failed to respond to Ofcom’s information requests in time.
The ruling comes amid increasing scrutiny of online safety laws in Britain, with debates around children’s access to harmful online content remaining a major political and social issue throughout 2026.
George Lusty, Ofcom’s director of enforcement, said: “Adult sites must use robust age checks to protect children in the UK from porn online, and we’ve shown we will use the full extent of our enforcement powers to secure this outcome.”
He added: “Any company that fails to comply – or misses important deadlines when we demand information – can expect to pay the price.”
Since July 2025, websites and platforms operating in the UK that host or allow pornography have been legally required to implement what Ofcom describes as “highly effective” age assurance systems to stop children accessing explicit material online.
The legislation was introduced as part of the wider Online Safety Act, one of the UK government’s flagship internet regulation policies, which has sparked ongoing debate about privacy, free speech and online regulation.
Under the law, Ofcom has the power to issue fines of up to £18 million or 10 percent of a company’s global turnover – whichever is greater – and can also seek court orders to block websites from being accessed in the UK in the most serious cases.
The Youngtek penalty is the latest in a string of enforcement actions taken by the regulator against adult entertainment companies since the rules came into force.
In December 2025, porn company AVS Group Ltd was fined £1m over failures to implement adequate age verification systems.
In February, Kick Online Entertainment SA received an £800,000 fine for failing to introduce proper checks between July and December 2025.
Ofcom also issued its largest Online Safety Act fine to date earlier this year, levying a £1.35 million penalty against porn company 8579 LLC in February 2026.
The regulator said both AVS Group and Kick Online Entertainment had since introduced age checks across some of their websites following enforcement action.
According to Ofcom, 77 of the top 100 pornography services accessed in the UK had deployed age verification systems by January 2026, as regulators continue pushing technology firms and adult platforms to comply with the new standards designed to prevent children accessing harmful content online.
