Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 30
30
Enforce Online Safety Act against prostitution websites enabling multiple adverts, lacking identity verification.
Conclusion
In order to enforce the provisions in the Online Safety Act requiring websites to take action against trafficking occurring on their sites, Ofcom should take immediate and full enforcement action against any website advertising prostitution that enables the same phone number to be used in multiple adverts, fails to independently verify the age and identify of every individual advertised on their website, allows single individuals and/or single accounts to advertise multiple individuals for prostitution, allows anonymised payments, and allows any individual to place or pay for another person’s prostitution advert. (Paragraph 101) Policing and prosecution
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 22 February 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗