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…
UK regulators hit 4chan with paltry fine for failure to comply with the Online Safety Act
Following an investigation that started back in June, UK regulator Ofcom has issued 4chan with a fine for failure to comply with two requests for information under the controversial Online Safety Act. Ofcom’s investigation had multiple threads, including looking into whether the site was protecting users from illegal content. After several months, only concerns about failing to respond to information requests were upheld. The fine? Just £20,000 …
Ofcom Fines 4chan $26K for Safety Act Breach, Site Appeals to Trump
In a move that underscores the growing tensions between national regulations and global internet freedoms, Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has imposed a $26,000 fine on the anonymous imageboard site 4chan for failing to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act. The penalty stems from 4chan’s refusal to submit a required risk assessment on illegal harms, a core obligation under the law that took effect earlier this year. According to rep…
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