Ofcom don't consider geoblocking the UK to be sufficient for an overseas website
r/LegalAdviceUK: "I run a self-help forum for people with depression. Ofcom has been bombarding me with emails demanding I start ID-verifying and age gating my website":
I started getting email from Ofcom [regarding OSA compliance] around November 2025 and now have multiple letters. I've repeatedly told them I'm from Canada, I'm not based in the UK.
Eventually, I blocked all UK IP addresses in mid-February 2026 and told them I'd blocked the UK and that I was done engaging with them.
I've now got ANOTHER email from them saying they're going to commence enforcement action against me because simply blocking UK IPs is "insufficient to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023."