By Imogen Howse ( October 26, 2026, 12:22 GMT | Insight) -- Providers of two adult services face UK investigations into their handling of non-consensual intimate images, online safety regulator Ofcom said on Monday. The probes, which form part of an enforcement program targeting high-risk services, will examine whether the providers had assessed the risks of such images appearing on their platforms, had taken measures to prevent them from being shared and had put systems in place to remove them swiftly when identified, as required by the Online Safety Act.Providers of two adult services face UK investigations into their handling of non-consensual intimate images, the country’s online safety regulator said on Monday....
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