India, Dec. 5 -- UK's media regulator Ofcom has fined AVS Group Ltd - which runs 18 adult websites - £1 million for not having robust age checks in place, plus £50,000 for failing to respond to information requests.

The fines come as the regulator reports on how the online safety landscape is changing, following new UK laws coming into effect this year.

Porn provider fined for not having robust age checks

Under the UK's Online Safety Act, sites that host pornographic material must use highly effective age assurance to prevent children from readily accessing that content, the watchdog said in a statement.

Within days of this duty coming into force in July, Ofcom launched investigations into the providers of dozens of adult si...