4chan website fined by Ofcom for failing to protect children from seeing pornography

4chan website fined by Ofcom for failing to protect children from seeing pornography

The controversial US website must now add an effective age check by 2 April or face a penalty of £500 a day.

4Chan responds to £520,000 Ofcom fine with AI picture of hamster

The fine includes £450,000 for lack of age checks to prevent children from seeing pornography.

UK fines 4chan nearly $700,000 for failing its online safety act obligations

UK’s Ofcom has fined 4chan a total of £520,000 ($690,000) over the website’s failure to comply with the rules of Online Safety Act 2023.

4Chan fined £450,000 by Ofcom for not protecting children from pornography

The regulator said the online forum did not have age checks in place to deter young users.

4Chan fined £520k in Ofcom online pornography crackdown

The site failed to adequately protect children, says regulator

4chan hit with £450,000 UK fine over age checks

4chan has until 2 April to implement age assurance, carry out a “suitable and sufficient” illegal harms risk assessment, and rewrite its terms of service or face a daily penalty of £200.