The UK has fined a porn operator called AVS Group £1 million ($1.33 million) for failing to have strong enough age checks, regulator Ofcom data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/protecting-children/investigation-into-avs-group-ltds-compliance-with-the-duty-to-prevent-children-from-encountering-pornographic-content-through-the-use-of-age-assurance” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:announced;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>announced. The company which was also hit with an additional £50,000 fine for its failure to respond to information request and now has 72 hours to introduce effective age checks or face a further penalty of £1,000 a day.
In July, the UK government announced it would start checking compliance by websites that publish or display pornographic content to implement a…
