Overview

• X says Ofcom’s aggressive rollout and supplementary police and voluntary codes overshadow the Act’s child safety aims
• The company reports full compliance with mandatory age-verification rules introduced on July 25 but faces looming fines of up to £18 million or 10% of global revenue, which it argues drives over-censorship
• Ofcom has opened investigations into four operators running 34 pornography sites for failing to implement robust age checks, marking its first enforcement moves under the law
• An online petition to repeal the Online Safety Act has surpassed 468,000 signatures, reflecting widespread public unease over privacy and free-speech implications
• The UK government and regulator insist the law protects both children and freedom of expression and say there are no plans to repeal or substantially amend it