( October 13, 2025, 08:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US-based online forum 4chan has been fined £20,000 (around $27,000) by UK regulator Ofcom for failing to respond to statutory information requests under the Online Safety Act, as the watchdog issued updates on 11 of its 21 ongoing investigations. File-sharing site Im.ge and pornography platform AVS Group were issued provisional notices of contravention. Four file-sharing services — Krakenfiles, Nippydrive, Nippyshare and Nippyspace — have blocked access from UK IP addresses instead of implementing the safety measures required by the act. As a result, Ofcom has decided to close these cases.Statement follows....
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