4chan Fined $26K for Refusing to Assess Risks Under UK Online Safety Act
Ofcom fined 4chan £20,000 for ignoring requests under the Online Safety Act and will charge £100 daily penalties until compliance, highlighting enforcement of UK online harm rules.
- Ofcom has fined 4Chan £20,000 for not sharing information about illegal content on its platform, following the UK's Online Safety Act requirements.
- The penalty will increase by £100 per day until 4Chan complies with Ofcom's requests for information.
- Ofcom's actions are part of enforcing the UK's Online Safety Act, which aims to protect users from harmful content.
- 4Chan has launched a legal case against Ofcom in the US, claiming the Online Safety Act violates American citizens' free speech rights.
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4chan fined by U.K. internet regulator for ignoring it
U.S.-based imageboard site 4chan was fined £20,000 (~$26,000) by Ofcom, the United Kingdom's communications regulator, after failing to respond to its inquiries. 4chan is an early target of the Online Safety Act, a recent law that requires age verification for adult content and makes sites liable for user-generated content, among many other provisions. — Read the rest The post 4chan fined by U.K. internet regulator for ignoring it appeared first…


4Chan fined by Ofcom for ignoring requests for online safety information
The online forum has been fined £20,000 by the watchdog for breaching its information requests. Online forum 4Chan has been fined £20,000 by Ofcom for ignoring requests to share information about the risk of illegal content on its platform, as the watchdog raises pressure on the US firm to meet its online safety rules. The communication regulator said 4Chan failed to provide a copy of its illegal harms risk assessment or information relating to …
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