Ofcom has issued a £1 million fine to AVS Group Ltd, a pornography company operating 18 adult websites, for inadequate age verification measures .

An additional £50,000 penalty was levied against the firm for failing to respond to information requests.

This marks the third time the internet and communications watchdog has fined a company under the UK’s Online Safety Act , which came into force in July.

Despite AVS’s claims of implementing age verification, Ofcom’s investigation found these systems were not sufficiently effective.

AVS Group now has just 72 hours to introduce age assurance deemed effective by the regulator, or face a daily penalty of £1,000.

This is alongside an existing £300 daily fine until it complies with information requests, for a maximum of 60 days.

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