By Patricia Figueiredo ( September 4, 2026, 11:57 GMT | Insight) -- A file-sharing service has avoided a formal online safety probe in the UK after agreeing to strengthen its safeguards against child sexual abuse material, regulator Ofcom said on Friday, as it separately fined pornography website Xgroovy.com’s operator £700,000 for failing to implement effective age checks on users. The two outcomes come in Ofcom's push to enforce separate aspects of the Online Safety Act.A file-sharing service has avoided a formal online safety probe in the UK after agreeing to strengthen its safeguards against child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, regulator Ofcom said on Friday....
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