Ofcom has fined a porn site £800,000 for failing to implement proper age verification measures, while the head of global ports operator DP World resigned amid scrutiny over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. In other news, Amazon's Ring ended a deal with a surveillance firm after facing backlash, and suspected acts of sabotage caused delays during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Additionally, an Iranian doctor who spoke out against the regime was reportedly detained.
Kick Online Entertainment SA was fined £800,000 by Ofcom for failing to introduce "highly effective" age verification methods to ensure UK visitors were over 18, according to BBC Technology. The media regulator stated the company was not complying with the law between July and December 2025. Suzanne Cater, director of enforcement at Ofcom, emphasized that it was "non-negotiable" for adult sites to have effective age checks. Meanwhile, message board 4chan will be fined £520,000 for failing to comply with the UK's Online Safety Law, according to its lawyer, who says the company will not pay.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the head of DP World, resigned "effective immediately" after mounting pressure over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by BBC Business. Newly-released files showed the Emirati mogul exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein. DP World announced Essa Kazim as chairman and Yuvraj Narayan as chief executive.
Amazon's Ring ended its partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance firm, after facing scrutiny over its privacy practices, according to BBC Business. The deal, announced in October, would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve video captured on Ring devices. The decision came days after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked widespread backlash.
Trains operating through Italy suffered delays of over an hour on Saturday due to suspected sabotage during the 2026 Winter Olympics, Al Jazeera reported. Services between Naples and Rome, as well as the line heading north towards Florence, were affected.
Sky News reported that Iranian doctor Yaser Rahmani-Rad was arrested and detained after accusing the country's security forces of arresting injured protesters inside hospitals. Dr. Rahmani-Rad, an internal medicine specialist, gave Sky News an interview at the Rasul Akram public hospital in Tehran.
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