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Fight with 4chan is leftfield enforcement test for UK online safety regulator

By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 14, 2025, 16:50 GMT | Comment) -- US online forum 4chan has point-blank refused to pay a UK fine of £20,000 imposed under the UK Online Safety Act for failing to give regulator Ofcom information required, and it is even suing the watchdog in a US court. The penalty may be small, but it marks a major first enforcement test for the UK’s new online safety regime and how far regulators and government are willing to push its reach beyond national borders, or employ other levers in the UK.A UK fine for controversial US digital platform 4chan this week is small money, but it could herald a potentially huge test for Ofcom, the country's communications regulator still finding its feet as an online safety enforcer. ...

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