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Office of Communications published confirmation decision against 4chan imposing penalties totalling GBP 520'000 for failure to comply with illegal content risk assessment duty, illegal content safety duty, and children's safety duties
On 21 April 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a confirmation decision under section 132 of the Online Safety Act 2023 against 4chan Community Support LLC in respect of 4chan .org, following a provisional notice of contravention is…
- Investigation into 4chan and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, UK OFCOM (Official)
Office of Communications confirmed 4chan's non-compliance with Online Safety Act 2023 and imposed penalties totalling GBP 520'000
On 19 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision under section 132 of the Online Safety Act 2023 against 4chan Community Support LLC in relation to 4chan.org, following the provisional notice of contravention iss…
- Investigation into 4chan and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, UK OFCOM (Official)
Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to 4chan Community Support
On 12 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to 4chan Community Support under section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom believes the provider may have failed to comply with its duties …
- Investigation into 4chan Community Support LLC’s failure to comply with its illegal content risk assessment duty, illegal content safety duty and children’s safety duties, UK OFCOM (Official)
Office of Communications imposed a penalty of GBP 20'000 on 4chan Community Support for failing to comply with two statutory information requests under Online Safety Act
On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) imposed a penalty of GBP 20'000 under Section 132 of the Online Safety Act 2023 against 4chan Community Support LLC for failing to comply with two statutory information requests. Ofcom determi…
- Investigation into 4chan and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, UK OFCOM (Official)
Office of Communications issued a provisional notice of contravention to 4chan Community Support for failing to comply with Online Safety Act
On 13 August 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued 4chan Community Support a provisional notice of contravention under section 130 of the Online Safety Act, citing reasonable grounds that the provider failed to comply with two informatio…
- Provisional Decision: Information Notice duties, UK OFCOM (Official)
Office of Communications announced investigation into 4chan over alleged failure to comply with Online Safety Act 2023 duties
On 10 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced an investigation into the online discussion board 4chan, in order to assess its compliance with the obligations set out in the Online Safety Act 2023 (Case No. CW/01307/06/25). The inve…
- Investigation into 4chan and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, UK OFCOM (Official)