United Kingdom: Office of Communications issued a provisional notice of contravention to 4chan Community Support for failing to comply with Online Safety Act
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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…
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