United Kingdom: Office of Communications announced investigation into 4chan over alleged failure to comply with Online Safety Act 2023 duties
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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…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
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2025-06-10
under deliberation
2025-08-13
under investigation
2025-10-13
in force
2026-02-12
under investigation
2026-03-19
in force