United States of America: Lawsuit challenging enforcement of United Kingdom's Online Safety Act 2023 (4Chan Community Support LLC and Lolcow v UK Office of Communications)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
27 Aug 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

27 Aug 2025
under deliberation

4 Chan Community Support and Lolcow filed lawsuit challenging enforcement of United Kingdom's Online Safety Act

On 27 August 2025, the 4chan Community Support LLC and Lolcow LLC filed a lawsuit in the United States District of Columbia against the United Kingdom Office of Communications, challenging the enforcement of the Online Safety Act 2023. The lawsuit s…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court