A company that runs 18 porn websites has been fined £1,000,000 for failing to ‘effectively’ check the ages of users.

AVS Group Ltd was also given a £50,000 penalty for not giving information to Ofcom.

This is the third time the internet and communications watchdog has fined a company since the Online Safety Bill came into effect in July.

The act says people trying to access 18+ content must prove their age by undergoing checks, such as a credit card scan or selfie analysis.

AVS insisted that it implemented age verification, but the regulator found the checks were not effective.

The company now has just 72 hours to introduce age assurance that is up to code or face a daily penalty of £1,000. Every AVS-ran porn website Metro accessed today asked to complete age verification to ‘gain ful

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