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Posted on 10/13/2025 2:46:09 PM PDT by fluorescence
The United Kingdom has slapped 4Chan with a £20,000 (around $26,000) fine in a bid to clamp down on platforms that are hindering Online Safety Act (OSA) investigations. UK telecoms regulator Ofcom says the fine was issued after the controversial social media site ignored “legally-binding information requests” related to global revenue and its illegal harms risk assessment.
Starting from tomorrow, 4Chan additionally faces a daily penalty of £100 (around $133) for either 60 days or until 4Chan complies with the information requests, up to a maximum of £6,000 (around $8,000). “Today sends a clear message that any service which flagrantly fails to engage with Ofcom and their duties under the Online Safety Act can expect to face robust enforcement action,” Ofcom enforcement director, Suzanne Cater, said in a statement. The investigation is still ongoing, and these mid-probe fines are significantly below the maximum £18 million (around $24 million) in penalties that can be enforced under the OSA.
Ofcom launched the OSA investigation into 4Chan in June, following complaints around the “potential for illegal content and activity” being hosted by the platform. 4Chan responded in August by filing a federal lawsuit against the UK government, arguing that Ofcom is overreaching its legal authority by trying to apply British law to companies based in the US.
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Many of us could probably be imprisoned in the UK for our posts here. They’ve gone insane totalitarian there.
Ha. Good luck collecting ya fascists.
1984 was set in England.
Yeah, I wouldn’t put it past the /b/tards to make life difficult for people trying to collect on this.
I don’t see it going well.
They are not fascists. Full blown commies.
Mebbe 4Chan needs to scan the WWW and find piccies of every Brit politico with a small child.
Or, a goat.
It ain’t smart to phuk with 4chan.......
We might have to retaliate against the UK with countervailing fines against UK companies in return. We will need to do the same with others. No, you do not get to apply your laws to American companies in America. You can block them in your country if you wish, but you don’t get to regulate them here.
Just increase the tariffs on British goods with 1% a day for 60 days or until Ofcom removes its silly threats.
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